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THE  LOGS 


OF  THE 

SERAPIS  — ALLIANCE— ARIEL 

UNDER  THE  COMMAND  OF 

JOHN  PAUL  JONES 

1779-1780 


WITH    EXTRACTS   FROM    PUBLIC    DOCUMENTS, 

UNPUBLISHED    LETTERS,  AND   NARRATIVES,  AND  ILLUSTRATED 

WITH    REPRODUCTIONS   OF   SCARCE    PRINTS 


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LATE   LIEUTENANT  COMMANDER,  U.  S.  N. 


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CONTENTS 


PAGE 


Foreword xiii 

List  of  Officers  and  Men  of  the  Continental  Ship,  Bon  Homme  Rich- 
ard, July  the  26th,  1779 3 

A  List  of  The  Men  Names  that  has  Desarted  from  The  Bone  Homme 
Richard,  Lorient  July.  19th.  1779 18 

A  List  of  Officers,  &  Men,  belonging  to  the  American  Continental  Ship 
of  War,  Ariel,  Commanded,  by  the  Honble,  John  Paul  Jones    ...     20 

Some  Remarkable  Occurrences  that  Jiappened  on  the  23d  day  of  Septem- 
ber 1779— relative  to  the  Bon  Homme  Richard,  and  the  Serapis. — 
Commanded  by  Richard  Pearson  Esqr 24 

A  Journall  Kept  on  Board  the  Serapis,  an  English  Ship  of  War,  of  44 
Guns  taken  the  23rd.  of  September,  (by  the  Bon  Homme  Richd.,)  now 
Commanded  by  the  Honble.  John  Paul  Jones 25 

A  Journall  Kept  on  Board  the  American  Continetal  Frigate  of  War, 
Alliance  of  36  Guns,  under,  the  Command  of  the  Honble,  John  Paul 
Jones 42 

An  Account  of  Occurrences  in   L'Oricnt  respecting  the  Bon   Homme 

Richards  Officers  &  Crew 90 

A  Journall  Kept  on  Board  the  American  Continental  Ship  of  War,  Ariel, 
of  26. . .  Nine  Pounders,  Commanded  by  the  Honble.  John  Paul 
Jones  Esqr 91 

Appendix  A. — Copies  of  the  remarks  in  the  log  of  the  Bon  Homme  Rich- 
ard for  the  22d,  23d  and  24th  September.  The  log  is  now  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  Selkirk  family,  at  St.  Mary's  Isle.  A  typewritten  copy, 
with  facsimiles  of  several  pages,  is  in  the  Library  of  the  Navy  De- 
partment      123 

Appendix  B. — A  letter  of  Captain  James  Nicholson  to  Captain  John 
Barry,  dated  June  24th,  1781— relative  to  Jones'  efforts  before  Con- 
gress to  obtain  higher  rank  in  the  reorganized  navy 125 


PAGE 


Appendix  C. — A  letter  of  Jones  to  the  Honble.  E.  Hopkins,  Esquire,  Ad- 
miral of  the  American  Fleet,  dated  on  board  the  Providence,  at  sea, 
Lat.  37°  40'  N.,  and  Long.  54°  W.  per  the  Brig  Sea  Nymph,  Capt. 
W.  Hopkins 128 

Appendix  D. — A  letter  of  Jones  to  John  Wendell,  Esqr.,  Portsmouth, 
N.  H.,  dated  on  board  the  Ranger,  Nantes,  nth  Deer.,  1777    .     .     .130 

Appendix  E. — Extract  from  Nathaniel  Fanning's  Narrative,  describing 
the  entertainment  given  by  Jones  about  the  i  oth  day  of  December,  1 7  80  132 

Appendix  F. — A  relation  of  the  voyage  of  the  Ariel  to  the  United  States, 
and  her  encounter  with  a  ship  called  Triumph 134 

Appendix  G. — The  storm  which  wrecked  the  Ariel.  An  account  given  by 
Fanning  in  his  Narrative 135 

Appendix  H.— Fanning's  account  of  the  taking  possession  of  the  Alliance 
by  Landais I37 


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ILLUSTRATIONS 

Portrait  of  Jones Frontispiece 

Facsimile — first  page  log  Serapis xxxvi 

"  letter  of  Groube xxxvii 

"  first  page  muster-roll  Bon  Homme  Richard xxxix 

Picture— Engagement  of  Bon  Homme  Richard  and  Serapis    ....         xlv 


FOREWORD 

THE  executive  committee  of  the  Naval  History  Society 
having  decided  to  publish  for  its  initial  volume  the  logs 
of  the  three  ships  commanded  by  John  Paul  Jones  during  the 
years  1779  and  1780,  the  owner  has  consented  to  edit  this  pub- 
lication, with  a  description  of  the  book  itself,  together  with  its 
history,  so  far  as  it  can  be  ascertained,  believing  that  it  will  add 
something  of  interest  to  the  voluminous  records  and  the  litera- 
ture relating  to  the  life  and  services  of  the  distinguished  hero 
of  our  Revolutionary  navy. 

Besides  these  logs  of  the  Serapis,  Alliance,  and  Ariel,  there 
are,  in  the  Library  of  the  Navy  Department,  copies  of  the  log 
of  the  Ranger,  beginning  November  26,  1777,  and  ending 
May  18,  1778;  also  of  the  log  of  the  Bon  Homme  Richard, 
beginning  at  L'Orient  May  18,  1779,  and  ending  September 
24,  1779. 

The  original  log-books,  as  shown  by  notes  and  a  copy  of  a 
letter  accompanying  and  attached  to  them,  are  stated  to  have 
been  purchased  by  Captain  Boyd,  of  Greenock,  from  a  person 
of  the  name  of  Harding,  a  baker,  in  New  York,  in  1824;  and 
to  have  been  presented  to  Lady  Isabella  Helen  Douglas, 
daughter  of  the  fifth  Earl  of  Selkirk,  by  William  John,  ninth 
Lord  Napier,  on  March  17,  1830;  they  are  now  supposed  to 
rest  among  the  manuscripts  of  the  Selkirk  family. 

Had  the  editor  known  of  the  existence  of  this  log  of  the  Bon 
Homme  Richard,  covering  the  period  of  her  commissioning 
and  cruise  prior  to  the  engagement  with  the  Serapis,  he  would 
have  deemed  it  proper  to  have  included  it  in  this  publication. 
The  information  came  to  him  too  late  to  have  it  fully  trans- 
cribed and  prepared  for  the  printer.  A  few  excerpts  from  it 
are  placed  in  the  Appendix.^ 

'  See  Appendix  A. 


The  log-book  now  published  is  one  of  the  few  relics  known 
to  exist  of  the  engagement  between  the  Bon  Homme  Richard 
and  the  Serapis,  as  most  of  the  records  and  official  papers  of 
both  ships  were  lost  when  the  Bon  Homme  Richard  sank,  or 
following  the  confusion  on  the  Serapis  after  her  capture. 

The  book  is  fourteen  inches  tall,  nine  and  one  quarter  inches 
wide,  bound  in  old  vellum,  stained,  warped,  worn  with  age  and 
hard  usage  on  land  and  sea.  The  paper  is  rough,  greenish  in 
color,  the  hand-made  linen  paper  of  the  period,  with  a  water- 
mark showing  it  to  be  of  English  manufacture. 

Upon  the  exterior  of  both  covers  are  numerous  scribblings: 
"R.  D.  June  2d,  i779"-"R.  D.  June  26.  i779"-"Richard 
Dales  book"— "September  the  3d— 1780— This  book  belongs 
to  Mr.  Henry  Lunt,  Lieutenant  of  the  Ship  of  War,  the 
{Ariel).''''  Richard  Dale's  name  is  also  found  in  several  places 
on  the  pages  of  the  book. 

It  was  first  used  to  enter  the  names  of  the  officers  and  crew 
of  the  Bon  Homme  Richard,  giving  their  rank,  rating,  and  the 
dates  and  places  of  their  enlistment.^  It  evidently  constituted  the 
muster-roll  of  that  ship  when  Robert  Robinson  was  the  first 
lieutenant,  and,  after  the  dismissal  of  that  officer  by  sentence 
of  court  martial  for  "negligence  of  duty,"  it  passed  into  the 
keeping  of  Richard  Dale,  who  succeeded  Robinson  as  first 
lieutenant,  he  entering  therein,  on  the  pages  immediately  fol- 
lowing the  muster-roll:  "A  List  of  The  Men  Names  that  has 
Desarted  from  The  Bone  Homme  Richard,  Lorient  July, 
19th.  1779"' 

When  the  Richard  sank  ofif  Flamborough  Head,  the  muster- 
roll  was  saved  and  taken  on  board  the  Serapis,  as  constituting 
the  oflficial  list  of  those  entitled  to  prize  money— then  as  now 
the  great  incentive  to  naval  enlistment  and  activity. 

As  may  well  be  imagined,  a  blank-book  suitable  for  a  log 
was  not  available  at  that  moment  of  supreme  confusion,  so  that 
the  muster-roll  book  of  the  Richard,  with  only  a  few  of  its 
pages  in  use,  was  seized  upon  and  used  to  enter  the  daily  trans- 

1  See  p.  3.  ^  See  p.  18. 


actions  on  board  the  Serapis,  from  the  time  of  her  capture  un- 
til, as  a  result  of  the  political  situation  between  Holland  and 
England,  she  was  turned  over  to  the  French,  and,  under  the 
command  of  Captain  Cottineau,  hoisted  the  French  colors  in 
the  Texel  Roads. 

The  book  was  reversed,  and  the  log  of  the  Serapis  begun  at 
the  other  end,  preceded  by  a  brief  memorandum— "Some  Re- 
markable Occurrences  that  happened  on  the  23d  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1779,"— which  briefly  records  the  capture  of  the 
Serapis. 

No  other  or  more  circumstantial  account  of  the  fight  existed 
in  the  book  when  it  came  into  the  possession  of  its  later  owners, 
but  a  close  examination  showed  that,  besides  minor  mutila- 
tions, two  leaves,  immediately  preceding  that  containing  the 
statement  of  "Some  Remarkable  Occurrences,"  had,  at  some 
time,  been  torn  out.  In  order  to  incorporate  into  the  book  a 
clearer  and  more  circumstantial  account  of  the  fight,  a  former 
owner  caused  to  be  copied  on  several  blank  leaves  the  narra- 
tive found  amongst  the  Peter  Force  Collection  of  Manuscripts, 
"John  Paul  Jones  Papers,"  Volume  VI,  number  29. 

The  authorship  and  penmanship  of  this  document  have 
been  ascribed  by  various  biographers  of  Jones  to  Richard 
Dale.> 

The  present  owner's  attention  was  specially  called  to  it  by 
seeing  a  small  photographic  reproduction,  published  in  a  book 
by  Professor  Marion  entitled,  "John  Paul  Jones'  Last  Cruise 
and  Final  Resting  Place,"  Washington,  1906.  The  author 
describes  this  valuable  and  historical  document  as  a  "manu- 
script written  on  two  pages  of  rough,  greenish  paper,  evidently 
torn  out  of  a  log  book,"  and  attributes  it  to  Richard  Dale,  the 
first  lieutenant  of  the  Bon  Homme  Richard.  The  compiler  of 
the  "John  Paul  Jones  Manuscripts"  in  the  Library  of  Congress 
attributes  it  possibly  to  Jones'  secretary.^     The  author  of  the 

'Memoirs   of   Rcar-Admiral   Paul   Jones,   Edinburgh,    1830:    Professor   Marion, 

John  Paul  Jones'  Last  Cruise  and  Final  Resting  Place,  Washington,  1906. 

=  Calendar  of  John  Paul  Jones  Manuscripts,  pp.  104,  105. 


"Memoirs  of  Rear-Admiral  Paul  Jones,"  published  in  Edin- 
burgh and  London,  1830,  Volume  I,  page  192,  states  "that  the 
fact  of  Landais'  firing  into  the  Bon  Homvie  Richard  is  also 
confirmed  by  the  log-book,  which  was  preserved  when  the  ship 
sunk,  and  by  a  very  interesting  and  seaman-like  narrative  of 
the  engagement,  drawn  up  by  Mr.  Dale."  He  adds  in  a  foot- 
note in  reference  to  the  log-book:  "This  battered  volume,  after 
many  adventures  by  land  and  water,  is  now  (1830)  in  the  pos- 
session of  Mr.  Richard  Napier,  Advocate." 

As  this  author  bases  his  book  upon  documents  then  in  the 
possession  of  Mrs.  Jeanette  Taylor,  the  sister  of  Paul  Jones, 
which  she  came  into  possession  of  when  he  died  in  Paris,  the 
"battered  volume"  referred  to  must  have  been  amongst  Jones' 
papers,  and  is  undoubtedly  the  same  log-book  now  under  re- 
view. As  will  be  shown  later,  it  was  surely  in  the  possession  of 
Richard  Dale  as  late  as  1782,  and  at  some  time  after  the  war  he 
probably  restored  it  to  Jones,  who  certainly  had  a  good  claim 
to  it,  as  the  muster-roll  of  the  Bon  Homme  Richard,  contained 
in  it,  was  necessary  in  the  prosecution  of  his  prize-money 
claims  in  France. 

However  this  may  be,  the  present  owner  procured  a 
photograph  of  the  narrative  of  the  engagement,  of  the  exact 
dimensions  of  the  sheets  upon  which  it  was  written,  and  on 
comparison  of  these  sheets  with  the  leaves  of  the  log-book  it 
was  found  that  in  dimensions,  in  the  color  and  quality  of  the 
paper,  even  in  the  indenture  of  the  torn  edges,  there  could  be 
no  possible  doubt  that  the  document  was  torn  from  this  log- 
book, and  found  its  way  into  the  Peter  Force  Collection,  and 
thence  to  the  possession  of  the  Congressional  Library.  The 
facsimile  is  now  where  the  original  was,  and  the  narrative  is 
included  in  this  publication  of  the  Serapis'  log.'  Still  there 
was  doubt  as  to  its  authorship.  A  comparison  of  the  hand- 
writing with  that  of  Richard  Dale,  to  whom  it  was  attributed, 
showed  conclusively  that  he  was  not  the  writer.  Amongst  the 
various  scribblings  upon  the  covers  of  the  log-book  is  found: 

^  See  p.  22  of  log  of  Serapis. 
Cxvi] 


September  the  3d,  1780.  This  book  belongs  to  Mr.  Henry  Lunt,  Lieutenant 
of  the  Ship  of  War,  the  {Ariel) 

a  memorandum  undoubtedly  written  by  Lunt  himself,  who 
was,  on  the  date  named,  the  second  lieutenant  of  the  Ariel, 
commanded  by  Jones,  Dale  being  her  first  lieutenant.' 

Comparisons  of  letters  of  Henry  Lunt,  also  in  the  Peter 
Force  Collection,  with  the  narrative  establish  beyond  any 
doubt  that  it  is  the  penmanship  of  Lieutenant  Henry  Lunt. 
Mr.  Gaillard  Hunt,  chief  of  the  Manuscripts  Division  of  the 
Library  of  Congress,  in  a  letter  to  the  editor,  in  reply  to  his 
suggestion  that  Lunt  may  have  been  the  writer,  states  as  fol- 
lows : 

That  the  two  pages  of  the  Seraph  log  are  in  the  hand  of  Lieutenant  Henry 
Lunt.  They  have  been  compared  with  a  letter  of  Lunt  to  Jones,  October  7, 
1779,  and  there  can  be  no  question  of  tlie  identity  of  the  hand. 

A  few  words  as  to  Lieutenant  Henry  Lunt.  As  is  well  known, 
he  was  not  on  board  the  Bon  Homme  Richard  during  the  en- 
gagement, having  been  sent,  with  fifteen  of  the  crew,  to  take 
possession  of  a  brigantine  which  had  been  chased  inshore,  and, 
although  recalled  by  signal,  he  did  not  return  until  after  the 
action.  His  conduct  in  this  respect  has  been  properly  criti- 
cized.   He  states  himself : 

Having,  on  the  23d  of  September,  1779,  been  ordered  in  a  pilot  boat  with  a 
party  of  men  after  a  brig,  but  some  time  after  I  set  out  from  alongside,  a  signal 
was  made  for  me  to  return  back  to  the  Bon  hommc  Richard,  she  being  then 
in  chase  of  two  British  ships-of-war,  the  Scrapis  and  Coun/rss  of  Scarborough, 
and  before  I  could  get  on  board  the  Hon  horiinir  Richard  she  commenced  the 
engagement  with  the  Scrapis.  It  being  night,  1  thought  it  not  prudent  to  go 
alongside  in  time  of  action.  .  .  . 

This  is  signed,  "On  board  the  Scrapis,  at  the  Texel,  25th  of 
October,  1779.    Henry  Lunt." 
Jones  indorses  this  as  follows: 

This  certificate  of  Lieut.  Lunt,  who  was  a  mere  spectator,  is  of  great  weight 
and  importance,  it  being  only  in  the  power  of  this  gentleman  to  give  a  true 
account  of  the  respective  positions  and  manceuvres  of  the  ships  engaged. 

J.  P.  J0NES.2 
'  See  List  of  Officers  of  Ariel,  p.  20. 
'Sherburne's  Life  of  Jones,  New  ^'ork,   1851,  p.   164. 

C^vii] 


The  question  naturally  arises,  Who  dictated  the  narrative  of 
the  fight  which  Lunt  wrote  in  the  Scrapis'  log?  It  is  an  au- 
thentic and  truthful  narration  of  the  principal  occurrences, 
and  corresponds  with  Jones'  own  accounts  of  the  battle.  It  is 
written  in  the  first  person,  and  must  have  been  written  by  some 
one  who  was  on  board  the  Bon  Homme  Richard,  and  copied 
by  Lunt  into  the  Serapis'  log  at  some  time  subsequent  to  the  en- 
gagement, in  order  to  have  a  circumstantial  account  recorded 
in  the  log.  Lunt's  statement  that  the  log-book  belonged  to  him 
on  September  3,  1780,  when  second  lieutenant  of  the  Ariel, 
nearly  a  year  after  the  fight,  would  lead  us  to  suppose  that,  as 
he  was  surrounded  by  the  officers  who  were  on  the  Bon 
Homme  Richard,  he  simply  copied  a  description  dictated  by  one 
of  them,  probably  by  Jones  himself,  as  the  latter's  well-known 
proclivity  for  self-adulation  would  naturally  show  itself  in  a 
desire  to  have  his  personal  efforts  spread  upon  the  official  rec- 
ord. It  is  further  worthy  of  note  that  almost  the  only  tributes 
to  the  officers  of  the  Bon  Homme  Richard,  or  recognition  of 
their  services,  are  to  be  found  in  Jones'  charges  and  proofs 
against  Landais,  where  his  object  was  to  give  force  to  their 
testimony.'  His  apparent  unwillingness  to  commend  others, 
or  award  to  each  of  his  officers  a  just  meed  of  praise,  has  been 
noted  by  some  of  his  biographers  as  his  great  fault. 

It  is  a  matter  of  interest  to  a  collector  to  be  able  to  identify 
the  author  or  writer  of  this  narrative  of  the  engagement,  and 
to  place  it,  after  a  long  separation,  where  it  originally  was 
written. 

The  first  regular  entry  in  the  Serapis'  log  is  on  the  26th  of 
September,  when,  dismasted,  crowded  with  prisoners,  and  en- 
cumbered with  wounded,  her  people,  assisted  by  men  from  the 
other  ships  of  the  squadron,  were  employed  in  erecting  jury 
masts  and  repairing  the  damages  sustained  in  the  action.  The 
wind  was  for  several  days  light,  from  the  southwest,  and  the 
sea  fairly  smooth,  the  speed  recorded  being  from  two  to  four 
knots.    Jones  decided  to  make  the  port  of  Dunkirk,  but  his 

1  Sherburne's  Life  of  Jones,  New  York,  1851,  pp.  156-171. 
[xviii] 


colleagues  overruled  him,  and  upon  making  the  land,  owing  to 
bad  weather  and  contrary  winds,  the  squadron,  after  being 
tossed  to  and  fro  by  contrary  winds  for  seven  days,  anchored  in 
the  Texel  Roads  on  the  3d  of  October.  That  the  ship  should 
have  been  safely  taken  to  a  harbor  under  such  circumstances  is 
not  the  least  of  Jones'  exploits  as  a  seaman;  while  the  failure 
of  the  English  cruisers  to  intercept  and  recapture  her  brought 
much  obloquy  upon  the  British  admiralty. 

Safely  anchored  in  the  Texel,  Sir  Joseph  Yorke,  the  British 
ambassador  at  The  Hague,  who  persistently  referred  to  Jones 
as  "that  pirate,  Paul  Jones:  a  rebel  subject  and  criminal  of 
State,"  immediately  demanded  the  surrender  of  the  prizes  and 
the  release  of  the  prisoners.'  The  demand  was  refused  by  the 
High  Commissioners,  and  after  much  correspondence  Jones 
obtained  permission,  under  certain  restrictions,  to  land  his  pris- 
oners and  wounded,  and  to  mount  guard  over  them  on  an 
island  in  the  Texel.  Jones  may  fairly  be  said  to  have  added  to 
his  fame  by  being  mainly  instrumental  in  bringing  about  an 
open  rupture  between  England  and  Holland  by  the  stand 
taken  by  him  during  this  trying  period. 

As  will  be  seen  by  the  entries  in  the  log,  the  crew,  with  assist- 
ance from  the  other  ships,  were  for  many  days  busily  em- 
ployed in  cleaning  up  her  decks  and  in  repairing  and  refitting 
the  ship.  She  was  in  a  dreadful  condition  of  filth  and  dis- 
order. Jones  desired  to  refit  her,  and  again  to  cruise  in  English 
waters,  as  she  was  a  fine,  stanch  ship,  recently  built,  and  would 
have  been  a  valuable  substitute  for  the  lost  Richard.  Jones 
states  that  she  was  the  best  ship  he  ever  saw  of  her  kind. 

Complications  between  the  Dutch  and  English  governments, 
however,  became  acute.  Jones  was  ordered  to  sail  from  the 
Texel,  then  blockaded  by  an  English  fleet,  and  the  Dutch  Ad- 
miral was  ordered  to  use  forcible  measures,  if  found  necessary, 
to  compel  him  to  do  so.  With  Dr.  Franklin's  approval  it  was 
decided  to  turn  over  to  the  French  the  prizes,  and  all  the  ships 
except  the  Alliance,  which,  having  been  built  in  America,  was 

1  Sherburne's  Life  of  Jones,  New  York,  1851,  p.  129. 
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accepted  as  a  properly  commissioned  Continental  ship-of-war. 
In  pursuance  of  this  decision  Jones  turned  over  to  Captain 
Cottineau  the  command  of  the  Serapis,  who  hoisted  the  French 
flag  over  her  on  November  21,  1779.  Landais  was  deposed 
from  the  command  of  the  Alliance,  to  which  ship  Jones  trans- 
ferred his  flag,  having  first  stripped  the  Serapis  of  every- 
thing movable  and  useful  and  sent  the  same  on  board  the 
Alliance} 

The  log-book  now  continues  with  "A  Journall  Kept  on 
Board  the  American  Continental  Frigate  of  War,  Alliance,  of 
36  guns,  under  the  Command  of  the  Honble  John  Paul  Jones, 
Commencing  in  the  Road  of  Texel  in  Holland." 

Commencing  on  the  22d  of  November,  the  log  states  the 
daily  occurrences  until  June  12,  1780.  According  to  Jones' 
account  the  ship  was  in  a  deplorable  condition,  which  he  at- 
tributed to  the  incapacity  of  Landais,  whom  he  had  supplanted, 
and  with  whom  he  was  on  bad  terms,  having  charged  him  with 
being  responsible,  in  part,  for  the  collision  with  the  Richard 
on  her  first  cruise;  with  cowardice  during  the  action  with  the 
Serapis;  with  intentionally  firing  upon  the  Richard;  with  dis- 
obedience of  orders,  disrespect,  and  insolence.  Jones  states 
that  the  Alliance  had  not  a  good  cable  or  sail;  the  officers  and 
men  were  intemperate  and  idle;  filth,  insubordination,  and 
epidemic  diseases  prevailed  among  the  crew;  she  was  badly 
supplied  with  arms ;  and  her  powder  was  of  bad  quality.  Some 
of  these  deficiences  Jones  supplied  from  the  Serapis. 

The  remaining  officers  and  crew  of  the  Richard  were  trans- 
ferred to  the  Alliance,  except  the  French  volunteers;  and  the 
French  volunteers  and  marines  on  the  Alliance  were  sent  to  the 
Serapis,  as  it  had  been  arranged  that  no  French  subject  was  to 
remain  on  the  Alliance.  Until  the  27th  of  December  the  ship's 
company  and  mechanics  from  shore  were  busily  employed  in 
making  necessary  repairs,  refitting  the  rigging,  making  new 
yards,  and  altering  the  old  ones.  Every  effort  was  apparently 
made  to  get  the  ship  ready  for  sea.    Gales  of  wind  and  rotten 

'  See  log  of  Serapis  for  November  21,  1779. 
1:^3 


cables  placed  her  often  in  peril.     Her  bottom  being  foul,  the 
ship  was  careened  and  the  bottom  scrubbed. 

The  English  kept  a  squadron  cruising  oft  the  port,  but  Jones 
determined  to  get  to  sea  as  soon  as  the  weather  would  permit. 
He  thought  he  had  recovered  the  trim  of  the  ship  which  had 
been  lost  under  Landais.  He  states  that  the  ship  was  well 
manned,  and  would  not  be  given  away;  that  the  Holland 
squadron  had  been  drawn  up  ready  for  battle  for  more  than  a 
month  to  drive  him  out  if  he  should  attempt  to  remain  after 
the  wind  became  fair,  while  the  English  fleet  was  almost  con- 
stantly in  sight  of  the  harbor. 

He  was  requested  by  the  Dutch  Admiral  to  declare  whether 
the  Alliance  was  a  French  or  an  American  vessel,  and  if 
French  to  display  the  French  flag,  and  to  omit  no  occasion 
of  departing.  To  this  Jones  replied,  declining  to  display 
French  colors,  and  saying  that  he  would  get  to  sea  whenever  a 
pilot  would  take  the  ship  out  of  the  harbor. 

On  the  27th  of  December,  the  wind  serving,  he  set  sail  from 
the  Texel,  fell  foul  of  a  Dutch  merchant  ship,  lost  the  best 
bower-anchor  and  cable,  and  had  other  mishaps,  owing  to  the 
ignorance  or  drunkenness  of  the  old  pilot. 

The  Jlliance  passed  along  the  Flemish  banks,  got  to  wind- 
ward of  the  enemy's  fleet  in  the  North  Sea,  and  passed  through 
the  Strait  of  Dover  in  full  view  of  the  enemy's  fleet  in  the 
Downs.  He  then  ran  the  Alliance  past  the  Isle  of  Wight,  in 
view  of  the  enemy's  fleet  at  Spithead,  got  safe  through  the 
Channel,  and  cruised  about  the  Bay  of  Biscay  and  Cape  Finis- 
terre,  overhauling  many  neutral  ships  and  making  a  few  unim- 
portant prizes.  On  the  17th  of  January  he  came  to  anchor  in 
the  harbor  of  Corunna,  Spain.  Here  he  remained  until  the 
28th  of  January.  He  received  and  entertained  visitors;  again 
careened  the  ship  and  scrubbed  her  bottom;  made  changes  in 
her  spars;  obtained  a  new  anchor;  and  gave  his  men  liberty. 
The  men  were  complaining  that  their  wages  and  prize  money 
had  not  been  paid,  and  were  in  a  mutinous  condition.  On  the 
19th  of  January  they  all  refused  doing  duty,  but  Jones  sue- 


ceeded  in  satisfying  them,  and  they  returned  to  duty  the  fol- 
lowing day.* 

On  the  28th  of  January,  after  entertaining  the  governor,  the 
Alliance  again  put  to  sea,  and  cruised  in  the  neighboring 
waters,  overhauling  several  ships,  capturing  a  few  unimpor- 
tant prizes.  She  met  the  American  letter-of-marque  ship  Liv- 
ingston, and  in  company  with  her  anchored  within  the  Isle  of 
Groix  on  the  nth  of  February,  and  on  the  19th  moved  up  to 
the  harbor  of  L'Orient,  and  moored  the  Alliance  to  the  King's 
Moorings. 

Jones'  first  object  now  appears  to  have  been  to  repair  and 
refit  the  ship  and  make  extensive  alterations,  the  extent  and 
cost  of  which  were  the  subject  of  remonstrance  on  the  part  of 
Benjamin  Franklin,  who  positively  forbids  his  sheathing  the 
ship's  bottom  with  copper,  buying  new  canvas  and  cordage, 
thus  adding  to  the  extraordinary  expenses  already  incurred  in 
Holland,  especially  as  Jones  seemed  to  impute  the  damages 
the  Alliance  had  sustained  more  to  Landais'  negligence  than 
to  accidents  of  the  cruise;  Franklin  concludes  his  admonitions 
with  an  appeal  to  Jones— "For  God's  sake  be  sparing  unless 
you  mean  to  make  me  a  bankrupt,  or  have  your  drafts  dishon- 
oured for  want  of  money  in  my  hands  to  pay  them."- 

Notwithstanding  this  appeal  for  economy,  from  the  19th  of 
February  to  the  12th  of  June  the  Alliance  remained  at  anchor 
at  L'Orient,  and  the  repairs,  renewals,  and  refitting  were  prose- 
cuted with  energy  by  the  crew  of  the  ship,  assisted  by  carpen- 
ters and  mechanics  from  shore.  The  log  relates  the  work  done 
day  by  day  with  some  precision.  The  essential  repairs  were 
completed  in  April,  and  Jones  states  that,  when  finished,  judges 
allowed  that  everything  about  the  frigate  was  perfect,  and  that 
he  knew  not  what  was  the  amount  of  disbursements.  In  his 
journal  for  the  King  he  says:  "She  was  thought  one  of  the 
completest  frigates  in  France." 

Meantime,  it  was  Mr.  Franklin's  intention  to  send  the  Al- 

^  See  log  of  Alliance  for  January  19,  1780.  "  Richard  C.  Sands,  Life  and 

Correspondence  of  John  Paul  Jones,  New  York,  1830,  p.  248. 


liance  back  to  America  with  large  supplies  of  arms  and  cloth- 
ing. Mr.  Arthur  Lee,  one  of  our  commissioners,  also  desired  to 
return  in  her.  Landais  was  annoying  Franklin  with  impor- 
tunities to  such  an  extent  that  the  latter  wrote  Jones  that  he 
was  determined  to  have  nothing  further  to  do  with  him. 

On  the  4th  of  March  Franklin  wrote  the  President  of  Con- 
gress that  Jones  would  carry  the  Alliance  home,  and  that  Lan- 
dais had  not  applied  to  be  replaced  in  her,  but  on  the  17th  of 
March  he  asked  Franklin  to  be  replaced  in  command  of  the 
Alliance.  To  this  request  Franklin  replied  that  he  considered 
him  so  imprudent,  so  litigious  and  quarrelsome  a  man,  that  if 
he  had  twenty  ships-of-war  in  his  disposition,  he  would  not 
give  him  command  of  one  of  them.  Franklin,  on  the  i8th  of 
March,  states  that  he  knew  of  nothing  to  prevent  Jones  from 
proceeding  immediately  to  such  part  of  North  America  as  he 
could  reach  in  safety. 

The  prize-money  question  was  in  abeyance;  Franklin  in  his 
letters  to  Jones  referred  to  it,  and  stated  that  the  ships-of-war 
he  had  taken  were  to  be  valued,  the  King  intending  to  pur- 
chase them,  but  that  the  muster-roll  of  the  Bon  Homme  Rich- 
ard was  wanting  in  order  to  regulate  the  proportions  to  each 
ship.  At  the  same  time  Franklin  authorized  Jones  to  draw  on 
him  for  24,000  livres  in  advance  to  the  people  of  the  Bon 
Homme  Richard,  and  stated  that  M.  LeRay  de  Chaumont  had 
authorized  his  correspondent  in  L'Orient  to  advance  100,000 
livres  for  the  Americans  of  the  Alliance  and  Bon  Homme 
Richard,  on  account. 

This  prize-money  question,  as  shown  by  the  voluminous  cor- 
respondence of  the  time,  was  a  troublesome  matter,  the  cause 
of  dissension,  controversy,  and  insubordination  amounting  to 
mutiny  in  the  ship's  company. 

The  subject  is  fully  treated  in  the  various  biographies  of 
Jones,  and  it  is  unnecessary  to  do  more  than  allude  to  it  here. 
It  was,  however,  the  cause  which  induced  Jones  to  go  fre- 
quently to  Paris,  ostensibly  to  hasten  proceedings  for  the  ad- 
justment of  the  claims  for  prize  money.     In  his  absence  on 

[;xxiii;3 


shore  at  L'Orient  Captain  Landais,  acting  under  the  advice  of 
Arthur  Lee  and  Commodore  Gillon,  of  the  South  Carolina 
navy,  took  possession  of  the  Alliance  on  the  12th  of  June.  The 
log  entry  on  that  day  is  the  last  of  the  Alliance's  journal.  It 
forms  a  terse  but  accurate  account  of  this  extraordinary  trans- 
action. A  more  detailed  account,  by  a  participant  in  this 
event,  will  be  found  in  the  Appendix.^ 

It  appears  from  the  correspondence  of  Mr.  Franklin  that 
Landais  had  been  furnished  with  money  to  enable  him  to  re- 
turn to  America  for  trial  upon  the  charges  preferred  by  Jones, 
and  Franklin  had,  in  May,  expressed  his  astonishment  that  he 
continued  to  remain  at  L'Orient.  To  this  Landais,  on  the  29th 
of  May,  coolly  replied  that  he  had  been  waiting  for  orders  to 
retake  command  of  the  Alliance!  Franklin  replied  to  this,  "I 
charge  you  not  to  meddle  with  the  command,  or  create  any  dis- 
turbance on  board  her,  as  you  will  answer  the  contrary  at  your 
peril." 

Arthur  Lee,  as  well  as  Commodore  Gillon,  had  previously 
quarreled  with  Jones,  and  detested  him.  Lee,  in  a  written 
opinion  discussing  constitutional  questions  as  to  the  authority 
of  Congress,  and  that  of  Mr.  Franklin,  advised  Landais  that 
he  might  lawfully  treat  our  minister's  orders  with  contempt. 
As  Jones  was  constantly  absent  from  his  ship,  spending  much 
time  in  Paris,  where  he  was  the  recipient  of  marked  attentions, 
it  was  not  difficult  for  Landais  to  work  upon  the  mutinous 
spirit  of  the  crew  by  charging  Jones  with  neglect  of  their  inter- 
ests regarding  prize  money  due  them,  to  such  effect  that  they 
addressed  a  letter  to  Franklin,  signed  by  one  hundred  and 

^  Richard  C.  Sands,  Life  and  Corre-  dered  incapable  of  serving  in  the  Amer- 
spondence  of  John  Paul  Jones,  New  ican  navy  thereafter."  The  Board  of 
York,  1830,  pp.  265-267.  See  Appen-  Admiralty  reported  to  Congress, 
dix  H  for  Nathaniel  Fanning's  narra-  March  28,  1781,  that  the  plans  of  Jones 
tive  of  this  transaction.  Landais  and  for  bringing  clothing  and  stores  to 
his  first  lieutenant,  Degge,  vi^ere  both  America  virere  overset  by  Landais'  mis- 
tried  by  a  court  martial  held  on  the  conduct,  and  Jones  ■was  exonerated  from 
Alliance,  November,  1780,  Captain  all  charges  for  the  delay.  Naval  Rec- 
John  Barry,  president;  both  were  sen-  ords  of  the  Revolution,  1 775-1 788, 
tenced  "to  be  broke,  cashiered,  and  ren-  Washington,  1906,  pp.  170,  171,  173. 

[;xxiv3 


fifteen  of  the  crew,  declaring  that  they  would  not  raise  the 
anchor,  nor  depart  from  L'Orient,  until  their  wages  and  the 
utmost  farthing  of  their  prize  money  had  been  paid  them,  and 
until  their  legal  captain,  P.  Landais,  was  restored  to  them. 
This  mutinous  document  was  undoubtedly  instigated  by  Lan- 
dais; it  bore  unmistakable  evidence  of  being  penned,  and  was 
forwarded  to  Franklin,  by  Landais  himself. 

On  the  morning  of  the  12th  of  June  Jones,  at  L'Orient,  as- 
sembled his  crew,  before  going  on  shore,  and  asked  them  if 
they  could  say  a  word  to  his  disadvantage.  They  answered 
that  they  could  not,  and,  according  to  Jones'  account,  showed 
every  appearance  of  contentment  and  subordination.  Jones 
then  went  on  shore,  and  Landais,  taking  advantage  of  his  ab- 
sence, seized  the  command  during  the  afternoon  of  that  day. 
Jones  heard  of  the  transaction  from  Dale,  who  informed  him 
that  he  and  some  others  had  just  been  turned  ashore. 

Jones  immediately  despatched  by  express  to  Franklin  a  state- 
ment of  the  occurrence.  Upon  its  receipt  Franklin  procured 
an  order  from  Versailles  for  the  arrest  and  imprisonment  of 
Landais,  as  a  Frenchman  and  subject  to  French  laws.  Lee, 
under  whose  legal  advice  Landais  had  acted,  wrote  a  long  let- 
ter to  Jones,  in  which  he  claimed  that  it  was  clear  that  Landais 
commanded  the  Alliance  under  the  full  and  express  order  of 
Congress,  and  no  other  authority  existed  which  could  dismiss 
him  from  the  command. 

Some  attempt  was  made  by  the  commandant  of  the  port  to 
arrest  Landais  and  prevent  the  departure  of  the  Alliance. 
Jones  declined  to  employ  means  to  prevent  her  departure,  in- 
terposing, he  says,  "to  prevent  bloodshed  between  the  subjects 
of  allied  powers."  The  Alliance  was  hurried  out  of  port  with 
a  mutinous  crew— many  of  them  in  irons— taking  Arthur  Lee 
and  a  number  of  civilians  as  passengers.  On  the  voyage  home- 
ward the  officers  and  crew  became  dissatisfied  with  Landais' 
conduct,  and  compelled  him  to  relinquish  the  command.  Mr. 
Arthur  Lee  was  particularly  incensed  against  him,  and  prin- 
cipally upon  his  testimony,  on  his  trial  by  court  martial,  Lan- 


dais  was  dismissed  from  the  service  on  the  score  that  he  was 
insane. 

The  conduct  of  Jones  in  thus  abandoning  his  command  has 
been  commented  upon  at  length  by  his  biographers,  and  vari- 
ously accounted  for,  the  consensus  of  opinion  being  that,  had 
he  really  wished  to  recover  the  command,  he  could  have  gone 
on  board  the  Alliance  with  his  officers  as  soon  as  he  heard  that 
Landais  had  taken  possession  of  her,  and  would  have  met  with 
no  opposition  from  Landais,  or,  if  he  had  ventured  upon  per- 
sonal violence,  Jones,  being  in  the  right,  would  not  have  been 
blamable  for  the  consequences.  The  conduct  of  Jones  during 
this  extraordinary  transaction  seems  inconsistent  with  his  gen- 
eral character  as  a  bold  and  determined  fighter,  and  does  not 
add  to  his  reputation. 

Following  the  entry  in  the  Alliance's  journal,  recording  the 
taking  possession  of  her  by  Landais,  the  log  continues  with 
"An  account  of  occurrences  in  L'Orient,  respecting  the  Bon 
Homme  Richards  Officers  &  Crew"  during  the  three  days 
they  were  on  shore  waiting  for  orders.  On  the  i6th  of  June 
they  were  ordered  to,  and  removed  on  board  the  Ariel  frigate, 
that  ship  having  been  loaned  by  the  French  to  assist  in  trans- 
porting to  America  clothing  and  munitions  of  war,  for  which 
room  could  not  be  found  on  the  Alliance  and  of  which  our 
army  was  sorely  in  need.  The  Ariel  was  a  small  frigate,  for- 
merly captured  from  the  English  by  the  squadron  under  d'Es- 
taing. 

The  log-book  now  contains 

A  Journall  Kept  on  Board  the  American  Continental  Ship  of  War,  Ariel,  of 
26 — Nine  Pounders,  Commanded  by  the  Honble.  John  Paul  Jones  Esqr.  com- 
mencing in  the  Port  of  L'Orient  June  the  i6th:  1780. 

Although  under  the  date  of  the  i6th,  in  the  account  of  the  oc- 
currences on  shore,  is  written  "Commencement  of  the  Ariels 
Journall,"  the  first  entry  following  the  complete  heading  is  on 
June  1 8th. 

The  remarks  on  the  following  days  are  full  of  interest.    The 

[[xxvi] 


ship  could  hardly  have  been  more  than  a  hulk,  in  no  way  pre- 
pared for  sea,  for  until  the  8th  of  October— nearly  three 
months— they  show  that  she  was  remasted,  sparred,  altered, 
repaired,  and  refitted  with  sails  and  new  rigging,  besides  re- 
ceiving on  board  quantities  of  stores,  clothing,  and  munitions 
of  war,  destined  for  America,  that  the  Alliance  had  been  un- 
able to  take.  The  movements  of  the  Alliance  under  Landais 
are  also  recorded  prior  to  her  departure.  On  the  2d  of  Sep- 
tember a  grand  entertainment  was  given  by  Jones,  during 
which  he  endeavored  to  represent  the  battle  with  the  Serapis 
to  a  large  and  distinguished  company.  An  amusing  description 
of  another  entertainment,  about  December  loth,  appears  in 
Fanning's  narrative,'  who  figures  in  the  log  entry  on  the  2d  of 
September  as  having  been  kicked  by  Jones  and  ordered  below. 
Although  apparently  ready  for  sea  early  in  September,  the 
ship  was  moved  only  to  the  Roads  of  Groix,  where  she  lay  until 
the  8th  of  October,  apparently  detained  by  contrary  winds  or 
foul  weather.  On  that  day  she  got  to  sea,  and  on  the  very  night 
of  her  departure  encountered  a  heavy  gale  which  increased  to 
a  hurricane  the  following  day,  in  which  the  ship  was  nearly 

lost. 

The  remarks  of  the  9th  and  loth  of  October  describe  the 
distress  of  the  ship,  with  some  particularity  for  a  formal  log 
entry,  but  a  more  detailed  account  of  this  great  storm  is  found 
in  a  report  signed  by  the  officers  of  the  Ariel  which  Jones  pro- 
cured, possibly  to  confirm  his  own  report  of  the  gale  and  its 
effects,  which  he  gives  in  his  journal  for  the  King. 

He  sailed  from  the  Roads  of  Groix  with  such  a  quantity  of 
arms  and  powder  as  filled  the  ship  even  between  decks;  the 
wind  was  fair  and  weather  pleasant,  but  the  next  night  the 
Ariel  was  driven  by  the  violent  tempest  close  to  the  rocks  of 
Penmarque,  a  terrible  ledge  between  L'Oricnt  and  Brest.  The 
ship  could  show  no  sail,  but  was  almost  buried  under  water, 

'  See  Appendix  E  for  Fanning's  ac-  cember  lOth,  it  probably  is  that  re- 
count of  Jones' entertainment.  Although  corded  September  2d  in  the  Ariel's  log. 
he  states  it  to  have  occurred  about  De- 


not  having  room  to  run  before  the  wind,  and  having  several 
feet  of  water  in  the  hold.  Finding  the  depth  of  water  dimin- 
ishing fast,  Jones  in  the  last  extremity  cast  anchor,  but  could 
not  bring  the  ship's  head  to  the  wind.  Sometimes  the  lower 
yard-arms  touched  the  water,  and  Jones  had  no  remedy 
left  but  to  cut  away  the  foremast.  This  had  the  desired  effect, 
and  the  ship  immediately  came  head  to  the  wind.  The  main- 
mast had  got  out  of  the  step,  and  now  reeled  about  like  a 
drunken  man.  Foreseeing  the  danger  of  its  either  breaking  off 
below  the  gun-deck  or  going  through  the  ship's  bottom,  Jones 
ordered  it  to  be  cut  away,  but,  before  this  could  be  done,  the 
chain  plates  gave  way,  and  the  mainmast  breaking  off  by  the 
gun-deck  carried  with  it  the  mizzenmast,  and  the  mizzen- 
mast  carried  away  the  quarter-gallery;  two  additional  cables 
were  spliced  and  veered  out.  In  that  situation  the  Ariel  rode 
in  the  open  ocean  to  windward  of  perhaps  the  most  dangerous 
ledge  of  rocks  in  the  world,  for  two  days  and  two  nights,  in  a 
tempest  that  covered  the  shore  with  wrecks  and  dead  bodies, 
and  that  drove  ships  ashore  from  their  anchors,  even  in  the 
port  of  L'Orient.^ 

This  terrible  gale  was  felt  nearly  all  over  Europe.  In 
the  Gentleman's  Magazine  for  November,  1780,  it  is  stated 
that  "this  dreadful  hurricane  was  one  of  those  tremendous 
tempests  of  which  two  or  three  occur  in  an  age."  In  Eng- 
land it  occurred  on  the  night  of  Sunday,  October  8th,  and  did 
immense  damage  by  sea  and  land.  It  is  a  singular  coincidence 
that,  while  Jones  was  experiencing  this  dreadful  hurricane  on 
the  French  coast,  his  opponent  of  a  twelvemonth  before  equally 
felt  its  effects  on  the  English  coast. 

In  a  letter  to  the  Admiralty,  dated  on  board  the  Alarm,  at 
Plymouth,  October  10,  1780,  Sir  Richard  Pearson  states  as 
follows : 

I  arrived  here  on  the  evening  of  the  8th,  it  blovv'Ing  very  hard  at  S.  E. ;  the 
next  morning  the  wind  shifted  suddenly  to  W.  N.  W.  and  blew  a  gale  all 
yesterday  from  that  to  W.  S.  W.  and  S.  W.  and  continued  until  one  or  two 

'  See  Appendix  G  for  Fanning's  account  of  the  storm  which  wrecked  the  Ariel. 

|;;xxviii3 


o'clock  this  morning ;  in  which  I  had  the  misfortune  to  part  my  two  Bowers 
and  Sheet  Cable,  and  was  reduced  to  my  spare  anchor,  which  I  had  provi- 
dentially got  two  cables  on,  which  brought  me  up  at  eleven  o'clock  last  night, 
when  I  found  myself  under  the  necessity  of  cutting  away  all  my  masts  for  the 
preservation  of  his  Majesty's  ship  and  the  lives  of  my  people.  I  am  now 
in  the  same  distressing  situation  as  I  was  last  night. > 

The  storm  continuing  until  the  morning  of  the  loth,  not- 
withstanding the  heavy  sea  Jones  succeeded  on  that  and  the 
following  day  in  getting  up  jury,  fore,  and  mizzen  masts,  and 
on  the  nth,  at  noon,  cut  the  cable,  got  under  way,  and  an- 
chored the  Ariel  on  the  13th  of  October  in  the  harbor  of 
L'Orient. 

The  journal  of  the  Ariel  ends  on  the  14th  of  October.  She 
remained  at  L'Orient  until  the  i8th  of  December,  when  she 
again  sailed,  and  arrived  safely  in  the  United  States,  having 
encountered  an  enemy's  ship,  supposed  by  Jones  to  be  named 
the  Triumph,  which,  after  a  short  resistance,  struck  her  colors, 
and  a  few  minutes  afterward  (according  to  Jones)  her  captain 
had  the  baseness  to  fill  his  sails  and  run  away.  This  voyage  in 
the  Ariel  was  the  last  service  at  sea  performed  by  John  Paul 
Jones  under  the  American  flag.  He  arrived  in  Philadelphia 
on  February  18,  1781,  having  been  absent  from  the  United 
States  three  years,  three  months,  and  eighteen  days. 

Following  the  last  entry  of  the  Ariel's  log,  several  leaves 
have  been  torn  out.  The  book  was  reversed  again,  and  imme- 
diately following  "A  List  of  The  Men  Names  that  has  De- 
sarted  from  The  Bone  Homme  Richard,  Lorient  July,  19th. 
1779"  we  find,  in  the  identical  handwriting  of  the  logs  of  the 
Serapis,  Alliance,  and  Ariel,  "A  List  of  Officers,  &  Men, .be- 
longing to  the  American  Continental  Ship  of  War,  Ariel, 
Commanded,  by  the  Honble,  John  Paul  Jones."  A  comparison 

'  This  letter  is  taken  from  the  papers  miralty  documents — collected  by  Mr. 
deposited  in  the  British  Museum,  Filkin  with  the  intention  of  writing 
known  as  the  Filkin  Manuscripts,  in  another  Life  of  Paul  Jones.  Mr. 
ten  note-books.  They  contain  an  ex-  Filkin  dying,  his  note-books  were  pre- 
tensive  collection  of  memoranda — ex-  scnted  to  the  British  Museum.  Full 
tracts  from  magazines,  newspapers,  copies  of  them  are  in  the  editor's  col- 
contemporaneous  publications,  and  Ad-  lection. 

Cxxix] 


of  this  list  with  the  muster-roll  of  the  Bon  Homme  Richard 
shows  that  most  of  the  officers  and  many  of  the  crew  of  the 
former  still  followed  the  fortunes  of  Jones. 

Upon  several  pages  are  also  inscribed  the  following  re- 
ceipts:^ 

Reed,  from  Capt.  Richard  Deal  the  sum  of  Twenty  one  pounds  seventeen  and 
sixpence  for  thirty  five  days  work  on  Board  the  Ship  Count  De  Artois.  July 
27.  1782. 

Theobald  Jennings 

and 

Reseved,  August  the  11  — 1782  of  Mr.  Richard  Dale  twenty  Eight  pounds  as 

an  Advance  to  gow  in  the  Ship  Queen  of  France 

£28.00.00.  James  Dick 

Another  log  is  also  contained  in  the  book.  It  immediately 
follows  the  "List  of  the  Officers  and  Crew  of  the  Ariel,"  and  is 
headed,  "A  Journal  Kept  on  Board  the  Ship  Queen  of  France, 
from  Cape  Henlopen  towards  Lorient."  Beginning  on  August 
20,  1782,  it  records  the  courses,  distances  run,  the  latitudes  and 
longitudes  of  each  day,  up  to  and  including  September  loth, 
when  the  ship  was  in  latitude  47°  19'  N.  and  longitude  19° 
15'  W.    There  are  no  entries  in  the  column  under  "Remarks." 

Importance  is  attached  to  this  log  because  it  shows  con- 
clusively that  the  book  was  in  the  possession  of  Dale  until  the 
end  of  the  cruise  of  the  Queen  of  France,  in  February,  1783, 
about  the  time  of  the  end  of  the  Revolution. 

From  Cooper's  "Life  of  Richard  Dale"  we  learn  that  after 
his  return  to  the  United  States  in  the  Ariel  Jones  was  anxious 
to  take  him  with  him  to  the  ship  America,  to  which  Jones  had 
been  appointed,  but  Dale  declined  the  service  and  was  em- 
ployed on  the  Trumbull,  which  was  captured  by  an  English 

^  From  these  receipts  it  would  ap-  served  on  the  Alliance  with  Dale.  See 
pear  that  the  Queen  of  France  was  Calendar  of  Jones  Manuscripts,  p.  182. 
formerly  the  Count  d'Artois.  The  There  were  seven  privateers  or  letters- 
James  Dick  who  signs  one  of  the  re-  of-marque  named  Queen  of  France,  of 
ceipts  had  served  on  the  Lexington  as  which  the  bonds  are  listed  in  the  papers 
midshipman,  had  been  a  prisoner  of  war  of  the  Continental  Congress  in  the 
in    Mill    Prison,    was    exchanged,    and  Congressional  Library. 


fleet,  and  for  the  fourth  time  Dale  was  made  prisoner,  but  was 
exchanged  in  November,  1781.  No  new  service  in  the  regular 
navy  offering.  Dale  obtained  a  furlough  and  joined  a  large 
letter-of-marque  called  the  Queen  of  France,  that  carried 
twelve  guns,  as  her  first  officer.  Soon  after  he  was  appointed 
to  the  command  of  her  and,  in  company  with  several  other 
letters-of-marque,  sailed  for  France,  making  many  captures 
by  the  way.  Dale's  ship,  however,  parted  from  the  fleet,  and, 
falling  in  with  an  English  privateer  of  fourteen  guns,  a  severe 
engagement  followed,  in  which  both  parties  were  much  cut 
up,  and  they  parted  by  mutual  consent.* 

Upon  the  termination  of  hostilities,  in  common  with  most  of 
the  officers  of  the  navy,  Dale  was  "disbanded,"  and  engaged  in 
the  East  India  trade  until  1792,  when  he  was  restored  to  the 
navy  as  captain  in  the  reorganized  marine. 

It  was  probably  during  this  period  that  our  log-book  passed 
into  the  possession  of  Jones,  who  was  urging  his  claims  for 
rank  and  prize  money  before  Congress.*  Failing  to  obtain 
what  he  termed  "proper  consideration,"  after  a  cruise  with  the 
French  fleet  Jones  was  commissioned  as  agent  to  look  after  the 
prizes  made  on  his  cruises  in  European  waters  and  sailed  for 
France  November  10,  1783,  in  the  JVashin^ton,  late  General 
Monk,  the  ship  captured  by  Barney  in  the  Hyder-Allx  and 
then  commanded  by  Barney.  Jones  left  in  the  care  of  a  Mr. 
Hyslop  of  New  York  a  portion  of  his  papers,  being  the  same 
which  later  turned  up  in  the  keeping  of  the  baker  in  New 
York,  and  upon  which  Sherburne  based  his  life  of  Jones, 
and  from  him  the  logs  of  the  Ranger  and  Bon  Homme  Rich- 
ard appear  to  have  been  purchased  in  1824  by  Captain  Boyd, 
before  alluded  to.  But  Jones  took  with  him  those  papers 
which  he  deemed  most  important  to  the  discharge  of  his  mis- 
sion to  France,  not  the  least  of  which  was  the  book  containing 

'  See    Life   of    Richard    Dale,   by   J.  fore    Congress    to   obtain    higher    rank 

Fenimorc    Cooper,    Philadelphia,    1846,  on  the  navy  list,  see  letter  from  Cap- 

Vol.  II,  p.  257.  tain  James  Nicholson  to  Captain  John 

*  For  an  account  of  Jones'  efforts  be-  Barry,  Appendix  B. 

[xxxi] 


the  muster-roll  of  the  Bon  Homme  Richard,  which  probably 
was  the  only  authentic  and  official  list  then  in  existence,  and 
indispensable  to  the  proceedings  in  the  French  prize  courts. 

The  papers  and  property  of  Jones,  upon  his  death  in  Paris  in 
1792,  passed  to  his  sister  Mrs.  Taylor,  and  upon  them  as  a  base 
followed  the  Edinburgh  "Life  of  Jones,"  also  that  by  Sands— 
by  all  conceded  to  be  the  best  of  the  numerous  biographies  of 
Jones— while  Sherburne's  book,  published  in  1825,  is  properly 
criticized  as  a  chaotic  compilation,  creating  inextricable  con- 
fusion in  the  mind  of  a  reader. 

There  has  always  been  some  difficulty  in  finding  a  correct 
muster-roll  of  the  Bon  Homme  Richard.^  The  list  published 
by  Sherburne  he  states  is  made  from  "official  sources,"  and  is 
shown  by  the  correspondence  on  the  subject  to  have  been  made 
from  "a  certified  copy  of  a  copy."  This  is  undoubtedly  the 
document  now  in  the  Congressional  Library,  being  a  copy, 
written  by  a  Frenchman,  of  the  muster-roll  filed  by  Jones  in 
the  French  prize  courts  and  certified  to  by  him  as  correct.  As 
this  list  corresponds  with  great  exactness  to  the  muster-roll  of 
the  officers  and  crew  of  the  Bon  Homme  Richard,  making  due 
allowances  for  desertions,  men  sent  away  in  prizes,  and  possibly 
new  enlistments,  it  seems  evident  that  the  original  basis  of  the 
lists  was  that  contained  in  the  log-book.  The  names  of  the 
French  volunteers  and  marines  were  not  entered  in  the  muster- 
roll,  but  were  probably  ascertained  by  Jones  in  France,  and 
added  to  the  copy  filed  by  him. 

The  editor  has  alluded  to  the  fact  that  the  logs  of  the  Serapis, 
Alliance,  and  Ariel,  as  well  as  the  list  of  the  officers  and  crew 
of  the  Ariel,  are  all  written  by  the  same  hand.  The  penman- 
ship is  remarkably  good,  the  orthography  correct,  showing  the 
writer  to  have  had  some  pretensions  to  scholarship  and  clerical 
ability,  much  more  than  that  shown  by  either  Dale  or  Lunt. 
It  had  been  conjectured  that  the  writer  was  Midshipman  Na- 
thaniel Fanning,  who  served  under  an  appointment  by  Jones 

^  See  correspondence  on  the  subject  of  the  muster-roll  and  prize  money, 
Sherburne's  Life  of  Jones,  New  York,  1851,  pp.  266,  364,  365,  366. 

[xxxii] 


on  the  Richard,  Serapis,  Alliance,  and  Ariel.  He  it  was  who, 
stationed  in  the  maintop,  threw,  or  caused  to  be  thrown,  the 
bomb  which,  exploding  on  the  gun-deck  of  the  Serapis,  created 
such  havoc  as  to  have  been  largely  instrumental  in  bringing  the 
action  to  a  close. 

Fanning  has  left  a  narrative  of  his  life,  in  which  he  claims 
to  have  been  Jones'  private  secretary,  and  to  have  had  close 
and  intimate  relations  with  him.  He  also  refers  to  the  journal 
kept  by  him,  and  the  dates  of  the  occurrences,  as  stated  at 
length  in  his  narrative,  correspond  with  some  accuracy  with 
the  same  events  as  recorded  in  the  several  logs.'  The  journal 
of  the  Ariel  ceases  when  Fanning  left  the  Ariel,  probably  be- 
cause of  the  slight  misunderstanding  recorded  in  the  Ariel's 
log  on  the  2d  of  September,  an  occurrence  which  sufficiently 
accounts  for  Fanning's  severe  criticisms  of  Jones,  given  in  his 
narrative,  with  frequent  allusions  to  his  ungovernable  temper. 

Another  reason  for  the  conjecture  arose  from  the  fact  that 
the  name  of  Nathaniel  Fanning,  as  well  as  that  of  Beaumont 
Groube,  both  in  the  muster-roll  of  the  Richard  and  the  Ariel, 
are  in  the  unmistakable  handwriting  of  the  penman  of  the  logs. 
As  opposed  to  the  conjecture,  however,  the  name  of  Nathaniel 
Fanning  is  spelled  Fanning  in  the  Richard's  list,  while  in  that 
of  the  Ariel  it  is  correctly  spelled. 

This  caused  the  editor  to  make  further  investigations,  as  it 
was  apparent  that  if  Fanning  was  not,  possibly  Midshipman 
Groube  was,  the  writer  of  the  logs,  particularly  as  he  had  been 
considered  competent  to  act  as  judge-advocate  of  a  number  of 
courts  martial,  and,  inferentially,  was  a  better  scholar  than 
other  officers  under  Jones'  command. 

Availing  himself  of  the  cordial  assistance  of  Mr.  Putnam, 
the  Librarian  of  Congress,  and  Mr.  Hunt,  chief  of  the  Manu- 
scripts Division,  the  editor  procured  a  facsimile  of  a  long  letter 
written  by  Beaumont  Groube  to  Captain  Bell,  commanding 

'Narrative  of  the  Adventures  of  an  tion  under  the  Comtnand  of  Com.  John 
American  Navy  Officer  who  served  Paul  Jones,  New  York,  Printed  for 
during   part  of   the  American   Revolu-       the  author,  1806. 

[;xxxiii;] 


the  privateer  Luzerne,  then  at  L'Orient,  dated  May  3,  1780, 
when  both  Groube  and  Fanning  were  attached  to  the  Alliance, 
asking  his  good  offices  in  accommodating  a  quarrel  with 
Lieutenant  Degge,  one  of  the  officers  then  on  the  Alliance. 

Upon  comparison  of  the  penmanship  of  this  letter  with  that 
of  the  logs,  it  was  established,  beyond  any  possible  doubt,  that 
Midshipman  Groube  was  the  scribe  of  all  three  logs,  the  hand- 
writing being  identical.^ 

There  is  a  certain  amount  of  interest  attached  to  Midship- 
man Groube,  growing  out  of  the  fact  that  there  are  a  great 
many  contemporaneous  prints  which  represent  Jones  in  the  act 
of  shooting  a  Lieutenant  Grubb  for  attempting  to  haul  down 
the  colors  of  the  Richard.  As  there  was  no  Lieutenant  Grubb 
in  the  ship,  Groube  has  been  made,  by  writers  of  numerous 
chap-books,  the  victim  of  this  act  of  Jones.  These  chap-books 
are  mainly  fabrications  of  their  authors  and  engravers,  and 
may  properly  be  called  the  "dime  novels"  of  the  period. 

Groube  probably  returned  to  the  United  States  with  Jones 
in  the  Ariel,  although  he  discontinued  keeping  the  log  on  the 
14th  of  October,  1780.  He  seems  to  have  disappeared,  as  no 
further  trace  of  him  can  be  found,  nor  is  there  any  account  of 
his  previous  life.  It  is  evident,  however,  that  he  was  a  young 
man  of  good  education,  as  shown  by  his  handwriting  and  cor- 
rect spelling — unusual  accomplishments  of  the  sailors  of  that 
period — as  well  as  from  his  selection  as  judge-advocate  of  the 
many  courts  martial  held  on  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Rich- 
ard^ when  that  ship  was  fitting  for  sea  at  L'Orient. 

The  editor  would  call  attention  to  the  fact  that,  although  the 
greater  part  of  Jones'  voluminous  correspondence  is  now  de- 
posited in  the  Library  of  Congress,  Mrs.  Taylor,  or  her  daugh- 
ter Jeanette  Taylor,  parted  with  many  interesting  documents, 
and  there  are  also  to  be  found  in  the  hands  of  individuals  many 
others  which  have  never  been  published.     Besides  the  log- 

^  For  facsimiles  of  a  page  in  the  Sera-  -  Calendar  of  Jones  Manuscripts,  in 

pis'  journal,  and  letter  of  Midshipman       Library  of  Congress,  pp.  98,  99. 
Beaumont  Groube,  see  pp.  xxxvi-xxxviii. 

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On  the  following  four  pages  are  reproduced  for 
the  purpose  of  a  comparison  of  the  handwriting 
facsimiles  of  the  first  page  of  the  Serapis'  log, 
and  opposite  it  a  page  from  a  letter  by  Beaumont 
Groube.  On  the  tAvo  subsequent  pages  are  the 
continuation  of  the  letter  and  a  page  from  the 
ship's  muster-roll.  Almost  at  a  glance  it  can  be 
seen  that  the  two  signatures  were  written  by  the 
same  hand  and  that  the  writing  in  the  log  and 
that  in  the  letter  are  identical  as  to  penmanship. 


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books  here  printed  — as  well  as  the  log-books  of  the  Ranger  and 
Bon  Homme  Richard  heretofore  referred  to— Miss  Taylor  in- 
formed Mr.  Cooper  that  she  had  given  Jones'  original  com- 
mission as  lieutenant,  dated  August  8,  1776,  to  some  one  in 
Scotland  as  an  autograph  of  President  Hancock.  The  original 
certificate  of  Hancock,  appointing  him  to  the  command  of  the 
Providence,  is  in  the  editor's  collection,  while  his  commission, 
dated  October  10,  1776,  of  which  Sherburne  in  his  edition  of 
1851  prints  a  facsimile,  is  now  in  private  hands. 

Aliss  Taylor  also  presented  to  a  relative  the  original  cer- 
tificate of  Jones'  membership  in  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati, 
signed  by  Washington,  dated  October  31,  1785,  which  is  now 
owned  by  Colonel  N.  Arnott  of  Edinburgh,  a  descendant  of 
the  Paul  family.'  The  original  commission  of  Jones  authoriz- 
ing him  to  arrange  the  difficulties  with  the  Barbary  powers  is 
in  the  remarkable  collection  of  Mr.  Grcnville  Kane,  of  New 
York.  Eighteen  autograph  letters  from  and  to  Jones  are  now 
offered  for  sale  by  a  London  dealer  for  the  modest  sum  of 
$i;,ooo;  these  evidently  escaped  from  the  Taylor  family. 

The  editor  has  deemed  it  not  uninteresting,  although  not 
immediately  connected  with  the  principal  object  of  this  pub- 
lication, to  refer  to  the  dispersion  of  Jones'  letters  and  public 
documents,  and  to  print  in  the  Appendix  an  interesting  letter 
to  Commodore  Esek  Hopkins,"  also  a  letter  from  Captain 
James  Nicholson  to  Commodore  John  Barry  relating  to  Jones' 
efforts  before  Congress  to  be  placed  at  the  head  of  the  navy, 
both  of  which  are  in  the  editor's  collection  of  manuscripts.  In 
the  Appendi.x  will  also  be  found  a  copy  of  a  letter  of  Jones, 
addressed  to  John  Wendell  — which  as  a  composition  may  be 
considered  as  one  of  the  most  remarkable  of  all  his  epistolary 
effusions.  The  original  letter  is  now  in  the  possession  of  the 
Wendell  family.  None  of  these  letters  have  ever  been  pub- 
lished.* 

>  See  Notes  on  a  Wax  Medallion,  and  Relative  Letter,  of  Paul  Jones,  by 

Francis  Caird  Inglis,  F.S.A.  Scot.,  1906,  p.  18. 

2  See  Appendix  C.  '  See  Appendix  D. 


In  concluding  this  preamble  to  the  logs,  it  will  be  noted  that 
the  editor  has  supplemented  the  ship's  stories  by  drawing 
largely  upon  the  accounts  of  the  events,  barely  touched  upon  in 
the  remarks  to  be  found  in  the  numerous  biographies  of  John 
Paul  Jones,  and  upon  the  papers  relating  to  his  career  now 
deposited  in  the  Congressional  Library.  This  has  been  done 
because  it  was  possible  that,  as  the  biographies  are  out  of  print 
and  rather  scarce,  they  might  not  be  readily  available  to  many 
of  the  readers. 

The  first  authentic  "Life  of  Jones,"  throwing  aside  the  nu- 
merous so-called  chap-books,  was  that  of  Andre,  published  in 
French  in  Paris,  1798,  translated  and  republished  in  "Niles' 
Register"  for  the  year  1 8 1 2.  Following  the  discovery  of  Jones' 
letters,  Sherburne  produced  his  first  edition  in  1825.  The 
manuscript  of  this  first  edition  he  sent  also  to  John  Murray  in 
London,  who  caused  it  to  be  edited  by  Disraeli,  later  the  Earl 
of  Beaconsfield,  and  published  the  book  in  the  same  year, 
1825.^  The  preface  of  this  book,  according  to  the  editor  of  the 
"Life  of  Disraeli,"  was  the  earliest  appearance  of  Disraeli  as 
an  author.  Sherburne  was  aware  of  the  existence  of  the  papers 
in  the  possession  of  the  Taylor  family,  and  endeavored  to  ob- 
tain them;  but  his  request  was  refused,  as  they  were  already  in 
the  hands  of  the  author  of  the  Edinburgh  "Life  of  Jones," 
published  in  1830. 

Then  followed  the  "Life  of  Jones"  by  Robert  C.  Sands,  from 
the  original  letters  and  manuscripts  in  the  possession  of  Miss 
Jeanette  Taylor— New  York,  1830.  Mackenzie's  "Life,"  in 
1845,  and  Cooper's  "Life,"  in  1846— both  based  upon  Sands 
and  Sherburne — contain  but  few  additional  matters  of  interest. 
Sherburne's  "Life,"  published  in  1825,  was  so  freely  criticized 
that  a  second  edition,  corrected  and  enlarged,  was  published 
in  1 85 1. 

1  The  Life  of  Paul  Jones,  from  orig-  Street,  MDCCCXXV.  Also,  The  Life 
inal    documents    in    the    possession    of  of  Benjamin  Disraeli,  Earl  of  Beacons- 
John    Henry   Sherburne   esq.,    Register  field,  by  William  Flavelle  Monypenny, 
of    the    Navy    of    the    United    States.  New  York,  1910,  pp.  60-61. 
London:     John     Murray,     Albemarle 


Several  other  lives  of  Paul  Jones,  simply  reproductions  of 
the  foregoing,  with  illustrations,  and  in  cheaper  popular  form, 
have  also  appeared,  worthy  of  place  only  in  a  bibliography. 
Later  we  have  the  "Life"  by  Buell,  which,  although  he  calls 
it  a  history,  is  simply  a  pleasing,  popular  romance. 

The  history  of  the  logs  here  reproduced  may  be  thought 
somewhat  obscure,  being  founded  upon  some  conjectures,  de- 
ductions, and  probabilities,  as  well  as  absolute  facts.  The 
editor  purchased  the  log-book  at  the  sale  of  the  library  of  Mr. 
S.  L.  M.  Barlow,  of  New  York,  in  1889,  it  being  item  No. 
2760  in  the  catalogue  prepared  by  Mr.  J.  O.  Wright.  Mr. 
Wright  states  that  Mr.  Barlow  acquired  the  book  through 
Mr.  Harrisse  or  Mr.  Stevens,  of  London,  some  time  previous 
to  1869. 

The  portrait  facing  the  title-page  has  been  selected  from  the 
numerous  engraved  portraits  of  Jones  as  not  only  the  best 
authentic  likeness  taken  from  life,  excepting  perhaps  the  bust 
by  Houdon,  but  the  earliest  in  point  of  execution,  having 
been  drawn  by  a  celebrated  artist,  Moreau  le  Jcune,  in 
May,  1780,  when  Jones  was  in  command  of  the  Alliance,  at 
L'Orient. 

The  portrait  by  Charles  W.  Peale,  now  in  Independence 
Hall,  Philadelphia,  was  executed  seven  years  later,  and  has 
been  reproduced  many  times.  A  comparison  of  the  two  with 
the  Houdon  bust  demonstrates  at  once  that  the  Moreau  le 
Jeune  portrait  is  by  far  the  more  faithful  likeness,  and  of  a 
greater  personality  than  Peale's  painting,  with  which  we  are 
more  familiar.  The  great  number  of  engraved  contempo- 
raneous so-called  portraits  of  Jones  attest  the  interest  attached 
to  his  career  in  Europe.  Many  of  them  are  purely  imaginative, 
and  exist  in  all  forms  of  engraving  from  the  grand  folio  mezzo- 
tint to  the  absurd  caricature,  and  have  formed  the  special  ob- 
ject of  pursuit  by  many  collectors  of  Americana,  with  the 
result  of  extraordinary  values  for  the  rare  ones,  including  the 
one  here  reproduced. 

The  most  remarkable  collection  of  Jones'  portraits,  and  pic- 


tures  relating  to  Jones'  career,  is  that  of  Mr.  Grenville  Kane, 
of  New  York. 

The  picture  of  the  engagement  is  a  rare  print,  and  has  been 
selected  instead  of  the  more  familiar  one  taken  from  the  paint- 
ing by  Richard  Paton. 

The  original  painting  by  Paton  is  owned  by  the  heirs  of 
Lord  Amherst,  whose  ancestral  estate  included  Flamborough 
Head,  off  which  the  famous  battle  was  fought.  It  has  recently 
been  offered  for  sale  for  the  sum  of  £3000. 

In  concluding  this  introduction  to  the  logs,  it  has  been  the 
editor's  purpose  to  avoid  repeating  the  incidents  of  Jones'  life 
related  in  his  numerous  biographies  or  quoting  literally  from 
his  voluminous  correspondence,  but  he  has  referred  to  them 
only  in  so  far  as  they  seemed  to  be  connected  in  some  measure 
with  the  log  stories.  The  letters  given  in  the  Appendix  have 
been  copied  from  the  originals  and  have  never  before  been 
printed,  while  the  extracts  from  Fanning's  narrative  are  taken 
from  a  book  of  which  very  few  copies  are  in  existence. 

A  reprint  of  this  narrative  has  been  contemplated  by  the 
executive  committee  as  one  of  the  future  publications  of  the 
Society,  it  being  the  only  known  autobiography  of  a  man  and 
officer  who  served  under  Jones  in  European  waters. 

It  remains  for  the  editor  to  express  his  acknowledgments  to 
Mr.  Robert  W.  Neeser,  the  secretary  of  the  Society,  for  his 
very  able  assistance  in  the  preparation  of  this  volume  for  the 
press,  in  correcting  and  revising  the  proof-sheets,  and  in  verify- 
ing the  references. 

To  Mr.  Herbert  Putnam,  Librarian  of  the  Congressional 
Library,  and  his  able  assistants  Mr.  Gaillard  Hunt  and  Mr. 
J.  C.  Fitzpatrick,  the  editor's  thanks  are  due  for  their  interest 
and  assistance,  as  well  as  to  Mr.  Charles  W.  Stewart,  the  Li- 
brarian of  the  Navy  Department. 

The  absence  of  Rear-admiral  Goodrich,  at  whose  instance 
the  Naval  History  Society  was  organized,  this  publication 
undertaken,  and  whose  cooperation  was  expected,  has  contrib- 
uted to  the  delay  in  the  publication,  for  which  the  editor  begs 
the  indulgence  of  the  members  of  the  Society. 


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THE  LOGS  OF  THE 
SERAPIS— ALLIANCE-ARIEL 


(List  of  Officers  and  Men  of  the  Continental  Ship, 
Bon  Homme  Richard ) 

(July  the  26th,  1779  ) 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

No. 

Mens  Names 

Qualities 

— 

— 

Robert  Robison' 

Lieutenant 

Nantes  March  4th 

Richad  Dale 

I'imbauf  April  5tli 

Henry  Lunt 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Cutting  Lunt 
Matthews 
Lawrence  Brooks, 

William  Smith 
Samuel  Stacey 

Master 
Purser 
Surgeon 

Masters  Mate 
Ditto 

Dinan  March  1 6th 

John  White 

Ditto 

PiiTibauf  April  sth 

Joshua  Carswell 

Ditto 

Fugere  March  19th.. 

Reuben  Chase 

Midshipman 

Pimbauf  April  5th 

Benjamin  Stubbs 

Ditto 

Havar  Degrace  April  ith 

Thomas  Potter 

Ditto 

L'Orient  June  5th 

Beaumont  Groube 

Ditto 

Lorient  June  15 

John  Meyrant 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  15 

John  Linthweith 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  15 

William  Daniel 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  15 

Richard  Corum 

Ditto 

Nantz 

Nathl.  Penning 

Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

No 
No. 

Mens  Names 

Qualities 

Antreum  March  19. 

Stepen  Lee 

Captains  Clark 

Fugere  May  21 

John  Peacock 

Surgeons  Mate 

Pimbauf  April  5th.. 

John  Burbank 

Master  a  Arms 

Nates  February  22th. . 

John  Conner 

Gunner 

Fugere  March  19th. . 

John  Robinson 

Coxswain 

Ditto  Ditto 

Andrew  Lendsey 

Boatswain 

Pimbauf  April  5 

John  Gunnison 

Carpenter 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Joshua  Brewster 

Cooper 

Brest  March  2d. 

William  Sturges 

Armourer 

Nantes  April  5  th. 

Daniel  Russell 

Steward 

Havar  Degrace  April  ist 

William  Clarke 

Sailmaker 

Pimbauf  April  5 

Jacob  True 

Yoeman  powder  roome. 

Fugere  March  19th 

John  Thomas 

Cook 

Gunners  Mate 
Ditto 

VixcA  IV'Inroh  2 
Fugere  May  21 

Boatowain  ^late 
Boatswain,  Mate 

Richard  Williams 

Brest  March  2 

Edward  Garrett 

Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 

Nantes  March  15th. . 

Thomas  Miller 

Carpenter  Mate 

Ditto  Ditto  15.. 

William  Physick 

Ditto 

Pimbauf  April  5th . . 

John  Madden 

yoeman  at  Armes 
Ditto 

Fugere  March  19th. . 

John  Haynes 

Boatswain  Ditto 
Gunners  Ditto 

Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

Mem  Names 

Qualities 

— 

Nanys  April  5  th.  . 

Icabad  Lord — 

Carpenters  yoaman 

Brest  March  2th. . 

William  Roberts. -- 

Coopers  Ditto 

Fugere  March  19th.  . 

Thomas  Davis. — 

Armourers  Ditto 

Haver  Degrace  April  i . 

th 

Hugh  Woulton 

Sailmakers  Ditto 

Brest  March  2(1. 

George  Campbell 

Cooks — Ditto 

Ditto-Ditto  do. 

Joseph  Holland 

Ditto-Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  do. 

John  Williams 

Quarters  Masters 

Nants  April  15th. . 

James  Conner 

Ditto 

Ditto. Ditto  do. 

Robert  Steel..- 

Ditto 

Ditto  April  5th. . 

George  Tufathan.- 

Ditto 

Lorient  ditto  20th. . 

Robert  Towers .  — 

Ditto 

Haver  Degraceditto23th 

William  Thompson 

Ditto    ^ 

Fugere  March  19th. . 

John  Woulton .  — 

Ditto 

Brest  Ditto  2th. . 

Robert  Stevens 

Quarter  Gunner 

Ditto.  Ditto  2th. . 

Arthur  Randall 

Ditto 

Dkts  Di«o  3th  ■ . 

Nants  ditto  ..15 

James  Whelton. — 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  15th 

Thomas   McCarthy 

Ditto 

Lorient  April  20th . . 

Jonathan  Wells 

Ditto 

Haver  Degrace  April   i 

th. 

Robert    Mc.Cormick 

Ditto 

Denant  May  23th. . 

William  Barry 

Ditto 

Ditto-Ditto  23th. . 

Thomas  Cooks 

Ditto     21 

C5] 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 


Men  s  Names 


Qualities 


Pimbauf  April  5  th 
Lorient  Jul}'  igthe. 


John  Down 
Francis  Campbell 


Quarter  Gunner 
Ditto 


n6] 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

No. 

Names 

Qualities 

Fugere.    March  igthe. 

WiUiam  Lee 

. .  Yeoman  Forecastle 

ditto.  .  .  .ditto  igthe 

John  Robinson 

.  . .  Yeoman  Main  top 

ditto ditto  igthe 

John    Murphy 

ditto 

ditto ditto    igthe... 

Thomas   Jones 

. . .  Do.   Mizen  top 

Nants.  ditto  I5the. 

William  Johnston — 

ditto  Fore  top 

Fugere  March  igthe. 

John  Brown .... 

ditto- -ditto 

ditto  May  2ith,,. . 

James  Nicholson 

ditto  after  guard 

Dinan  March  i6th„ 

John  Balch . . . 

ditto- -ditto 

Brest  March  2th„ 

Michael  Woolf — 

Seaman 

ditto,  Ditto  2 

Thomas  Turner — 

ditto 

ditto  ditto.  2th,,-- 

Jacob  Andrews 

ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  2th,, 

John  Sheas 

ditto 

Denaunt  March  i6th„ 

James  Waggarell 

ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  i6 

Hugh  Gorman — 

ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  1 6 

Gilbert  Crumb 

ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  1 6 

Thomas  Bartlet 

ditto 

Ditto — Ditto  i6 

James  Smith 

ditto 

Fugere  March  19th,, 

Barnaby  Kirk 

ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  19th,, 

George  Hayes 

ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto   19th,, 

Thomas  White 

ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  19th,, 

Henry  Martin 

ditto 

Denant  March  i6th„ 

Robert  Weatherhead 

ditto     21 

Lvl 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 


No. 


Mens  Names 


Qualities. 


Fugere  March.  19th,, 
Lorient,  April  20th„ 

Ditto. -Ditto  do. 

Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 
Ditto.  .Ditto  do 
Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 

Nants,  March  15th,, 
Ditto. -Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto — Ditto  do. 
Ditto — Ditto-do 

Ditto Ditto  do. 

Ditto — Ditto  do. 

Ditto — Ditto  do. 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Haver  Degrace  April  it  h„ 

Brest  March,  the  iid, 

Fugere  May  2ith„ 


Isaac  Lane. — 

Arthur  Young.  . . 

Richard  Fell 

Robert  Hill... 
William  Fox. — 
James  Yuney — 

Duncan  Taylor 

John  McKinlay 

George  Walker .  — 
William  Adamson 
Michael  Thompson 
William  Wilson — 
James  Kirby — 
David  Kirk 
Lewis  Brown 
John  Harriment 
James  Evans. — 

John  Hart 

William  Hamilton 
John  West. — 
John  Whright 


Seaman 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 

Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto 
Ditto     21 


[8] 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

No. 

Mens  Names 

Qualities. 

Fuger  March  19th 

John  Pierce 

Seaman 

Fugere  May  2ith„ 

Robert  Dougherty 

Seaman 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Richard  Hughes 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 

John  Brown 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 

Adam  Mc.Creight 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 

William  Clidodale 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 

John  Williams. the  2 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 

Michael  Slater 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 

Joseph  Landcraft 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Ezra  Abbot .  — 

Ditto 

Dcnant  May  23th,, 

John  Conner. . 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto,  .do. 

Lawrence  Driskell 

Ditto 

Ditto-Ditto  do. 

Henry  Phillips — 

Ditto 

Lorient  May  27th,, 

John  Jonathan  Stell 

Ditto 

Ditto  April  20th,, 

Jacques  Morean- 

Ditto 

Ditto  June  1 4th 

James  Johnston 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  14 

George  Kelson 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  14 

Joseph  Walker. . 

Ditto 

Nants  March  15th,, 

Andrew  Thompson 

Ditto 

Pimbauf  April  5th 

John  McCaffrey 

Ditto 

Fugere,  May  21th. . 

Thomas  Cane . . . 

Ditto 

Ditto  March  igthe,, 

Benjamin  Morris 

Ditto     22 

Fugere  May  2ith. 

John  Hall-  - 

Ditto     23 

1:9] 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

No. 

Men  Names 

Q 

ualities 

1779. 

Dinant  March  i6th. 

Edward  Conner 

Ordinary 

Seaman 

Fugere  March  iQthe,, 

James  Mc.Kinzee 

Ditto 

Lorient  April  20the„ 

Robert  Mc.CoUoch 

Ditto 

Brest  March  2the„ 

Robert  Rowen 

Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  2 

David  Prichard 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  2 

Nicholass  Lawless 

Ditto 

Ditto . .  Ditto  2 

Andrew  Ryan — 

Ditto 

Ditto-Ditto  2 

Samuel  Mathews 

Ditto 

Dinant  March  i6th„ 

John  Hayney — 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  16 

ThomasCane,the  first 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  16 

Lawrence  Furlong 

Ditto 

Fugere  March  igthe,, 
Ditto-Ditto  19 
Ditto  Ditto  19 
Lorient  April  20th„ 
Paimbauf  April  5th,, 
Lorient  April  20th,, 
Fugere  May  2ith„ 
Ditto,  Ditto  do. 
Ditto-Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do 
Ditto  Ditto  d 
Lorient  June  I2th„ 


W.  Thomas  Forrest  ,  Ditto 

i  Stephen  Ously  Ditto 

Thomas  Harris  Ditto 

Robert  Jones —  Ditto 

Robert  Mahany  Ditto 

John  Colbreath--  Ditto 

Edward  Loyd —  Ditto 

James  Crauford  Ditto 

John  Hammond  Ditto 

Daniel  McCarty  |  Ditto 


Lawrence  Vernus 


Do;] 


Ditto      22 


Place  13  Time  of  Entry 


Men  Names 


Qualities 


Lorient  June  14th 
Ditto-Ditto  14 
Ditto.  Ditto  14 
Ditto-Ditto  14 
Dinant  March  19th,, 
Lorient  June  13th 
Lorient  July  19 


Brest  March  2th. . 
Ditto-Ditto  2th„ 
Ditto  Ditto  2th„ 
Ditto  Ditto  2th 
Ditto-Ditto  2  th 
Ditto-Ditto  2th„ 
Ditto-Ditto  2tli,, 
Ditto-Ditto  2th„ 
Fugere  March  19th,, 


James  Kindrick 

Joseph  Love 

John  Lighten —  Ditto 

Joseph  Louen.  french  man, 

George  Johnston  Ditto 

Jonoph  Lovo  'Ditto 

Francis  Campblle  Seaman 


Ordinary  Seaman 
Ditto 


Ditto 


Anthony  Jeremy 

Landsman 

William  ]\  Lillet 

Ditto 

John  Ridway 

Ditto 

George  Munnical 

Ditto 

Richard  Williams 

Ditto 

Robert  Marshall 

Ditto 

James  Power 

Ditto 

John  Jordan 

Ditto 

James  Parry 

Ditto 

14 

Cm] 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

No. 

Men  Names 

Qualities 

Fugere  March  19 

George  Williams 

Landsman 

Do.  Do. 

James  Martin 

Do. 

Do  Do. 

Henry  Couzen's 

Do. 

Do,  Do, 

Alexr  Cooper 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

John  Mc.Donnald 

Ditto 

Lorient  April  do. 

Stephens  Graves 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Meacum  McDonal 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Thomas  Davis 

Ditto 

ditto  ditto  do. 

William  Thomson, 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do, 

William  Morgan 

Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  do. 

Robert  Mastres 

Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto- -do. 

John  Gray 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Peter  Richardson 

Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  do. 

John  Dam'Jter 

Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  do. 

Joseph  Stewart 

Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  do. 

Samuel  Fergurson 

Ditto 

Pimbauf  April  5th. . 

Samuel  Fletcher 

Ditto 

Ditto,,  Ditto  do. 

Ichabod  Shaw 

Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  do. 

Thomas  Hammet. 

Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  do. 

Stephen  Loley 

Ditto 

Ditto — Ditto  do. 

Abisha  Rogers 

Ditto 

Ditto- -Ditto  do. 

Aron  Goodwin 

Ditto 

Ditto. Ditto  do. 

Nathl.  Kennard 

Ditto     23 

D2] 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

No. 

Mens  Names 

Qualities 

Dinant  March  i6th„ 

William  Smith 

Landsman 

Ditto- -Ditto  1 6 

Simon  Searle 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  i6- 

Simon  Williams 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  i6- 

Joseph  Crooks — 

Ditto 

Fugere  May  21  the,, 

Peter  Corster — 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  do. . 

Andrew  Maison 

Ditto 

Ditto.  .Ditto  do 

William  Woodhead. 

Ditto 

Lorient  April  20th„ 

William 
Cullingwood . 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  dn. 

John  Smart 

Ditto 

Dinant.  March  i6th. 

Ditto.  .Ditto,  do. 

Stephen  McCoy 

Ditto,  Taylor 

Fugere  March  19th. . 

Charles  Ryley 

Ditto,  Taylor 

Pimbauf  April  5the. . 

Thomas  Knight 

Carpenter 

Nants  March  I5the. . 

James  Linn 

Barber 

Lorient  April  20th 

Joseph  Collison 

Carpenter 

Ditto.  .Ditto  20th. . 

John  Handerhan 

Joyner 

Ditto.  .Ditto  20th. . 

John  Rice 

Cooper 

Ditto.  .Ditto  i8the 

Jacques  Connou 

Carpenter 

Ditto    Ditts-a^th- 

Dinant  March  19 

Thomas  Cole 

Landsman     18 

[133 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 


Brest  March  2 the. 
Dinant  March  i6the 
Fugere  March  igth — 
Brest  March  2th.  . 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto — Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Fugere  March  19th. . 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto-Ditto  20th 
Ditto — Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto-Ditto  do. 
Ditto-Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto.  .Ditto  do. 
Ditto- -Ditto  do. 
Ditto — Ditto  do 
Ditto-Ditto  do. 
Ditto-Ditto  do. 
Ditto — Ditto  do. 
Ditto — Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 


No. 


Mens  Names 


Qualities 


Peter  Nuddle  Boy 

Chales  Finch  Ditto 

Patrick  Condon  Ditto 

Daniel  Swain  Ditto 

Joseph  Brussen  Ditto 

William  Totten  Ditto 

Richard  Jeffers  Ditto 

John  Jones  the  id.  Ditto 

Joseph  Burns  Ditto 

John  Flood Ditto 

Samuel  Higgens  Ditto 

John  DuftV  Ditto 

John  Jones  the  2d  Ditto 
John  Stephens              1  Ditto 

Jeremiah  Loney  Ditto 
Alxander    ]\Ic.Donn  aid.     Ditto 

Chals  Donnelly  Ditto 

Daniel  Murphy  [  Ditto 

John  Panherman.  Ditto 

John  Cox  Ditto 

William  Knox  Ditto 

Aron  Smith  Ditto 

Abram  Martell  Ditto 
William  Shewsberry,  Ditto      24 


Ch: 


Place  fif  Time  of  Entry 

No. 

Mens  Names 

Qualities 

Pimbauf  April  5th 

Nathaniel  Bayly 

Boy 

Nants  March  15th,, 

Henry  Humphreys 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

William  Langum 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

John    Moore- 

Ditto 

Lorient  April  20the„ 

James  Mehanny 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

James  Mane — 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

John  Crowly 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Hugh  Mc.Intire 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

William  Wilkinson. 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Robert  Mc.Cullock 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Daniel  Cammeron 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Angus  Campbll 

Ditto 

Ditto-Ditto  do. 

David  Stockton 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Elijah  Middleton 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

Christy  Yeatly 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do 

George  Harraway 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do 

Robert  Seaford 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do 

John  Jordan 

Ditto 

HavreDegraceMay  ith„ 

Francis  Perkins 

Ditto 

Lorient  April  30th 

Lewis  Role  Johnno 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do 

Jacques  Blorgu 

Ditto 

Ditto  April  20 

William    Carmichael 

Ditto 

Nantes  March  15th., 

Nathaniel  Bonnon 

Ditto     23 

[15] 


Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

Brest  March  2th„ 
Lorient  July  igthe 


No. 


Mens  Names 


Qualities 


James  Williams 
John  Hackit 


Boy 
Ditto 


r'6] 


A  List  of  Officers  and 

Men,  belonging  to  the  American  Continental 

Ship  of  War  (Ariel)  Commanded  by  the  Honble 

John  Paul  Jones  Esqr' 


''  This  inscription  in  Beaumont  Groube's  handwriting  occurs  on  this  page. 
It  is  repeated  again  on  p.  20.     Groube  evidently  saw  that  there  was  not 
room  here  for  the  list,  the  following  pages  being  already  filled  in. 


ni7j 


A  List  of  The 

Men  Names  that  has  Desarted  from 

Place  &  Time  of  Entry 

No. 

Mens  Names 

Qualities 

Pimbauf  April  5th 

I 

Richard  Soward 

Midshipman 

Fugere  March  19th.. 

2 

Andrew  Lindsay 

Boatswain 

Nantes 

3 

Ebenezer  Hoog 

Stewart 

Lorient 

4 

Surgeons,  Mate 

Ditto 

S 

Ditto 

Pimbauf  March  15  th 

6 

James  Ennion 

Seaman 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

7  1  Thomas  Powel 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

8 

William  Campbell 

Landsman 

Dinaunt  March  i6th 

9 

Cooper   McConnell 

Seaman 

Nantes  Ditto  15th. 

10 

Joseph  Curtis 

Ditto 

Lorient  April  20th 

I 

Alexander  Mcnarren 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

12 

William  Hudgson 

Ditto 

Nantes  March  15th. 

13 

John  Lumbley 

Ditto 

Brest  March  2th 

-[^  '  William  Hannover 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  2the. 

15 

John  Timlen 

Ordinary  Seaman 

Fugere  Ditto  igthe,, 

16 

John  Campbell 

Seaman 

Haver  Degrace  April  ith 

17 

Archibald  Mc.Kinlay 

Ditto 

Lorient  April  20the„ 

18 

William  Gibson 

Ditto 

Ditto  Ditto  do. 

19 

William  Lister 

Landsman 

Brest  March  2th„ 

20 

James  Sommers 

Ordinary  Seaman 

Lorient  April  20th„ 

21 

Vaughan  Bell 

Landsman 

Fugere  March  igthe,, 

22 

Emanuel  Miles 

Ordinary  Seaman 

Nantes  March  15th. 

23 

William  Hall 

Quarter  gunner 

Lorient  April  20th,, 

John  Mclntire 

Seaman 

Nants  April  5the„ 

Elischa  Johnston 

Quarter  gunner       20 

Pimbauf  April  5th 

John  Atwood 

Landsman 

CiS] 


The  Bone  Homme  Richard,  Lorient  July.  19th.  1779 


Place  &  Time  Desarted 


Time  Returned 


Lorient  July  9th 
Lorient  July  9 
Lorient  July  loth 
Lorient  July  7 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  3th 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  4th„ 
Ditto  Ditto  do 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do 
Ditto  Ditto  6do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do 
Ditto  Ditto  do 
Ditto  Ditto  do 
Ditto  Ditto   I  ith„ 
Ditto  Ditto  9the„ 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto   lithe 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Ditto  Ditto  Do. 
Ditto  Ditto  do. 
Lorient  July  6the 


July  the  19 
July  the  19 


Ciq:] 


A  List  of  Officers,  &  Men, 

belonging  to  the  American  Continental  Ship 

of  War,  Ariel,  Commanded,  by  the  Honble, 

John  Paul  Jones 


No. 

Mens  Names 

Qualy. 

No. 
o 

Mens  Names 

Qualy. 

No 

Mens  Names 

Seamen 

Richd.  Dale- 

Lieut. 

Jno  Bourbank 

Masr  Arms 

O- 

Willm.Lee... 

do 

Henrj-  Lunt. 

do. 

Edwd.  Garrett-  - 

Bon   Mate 

o    Danl.  WiUott- 

do- 

Saml. Stacey. 

Mastr. 

o 

Martin  Shaw 

do. 

'o 

Jno  Wilson- 

do 

Mattw.  Maize 

Purser 

o 

Wm.  Roberts.. 

Coopr. 

'o 

Jno  Mosey. 

do 

Amos  Windship 

Surgn. 

o 

Jno  Gates . . 

Gunrs  Mate 

o'    Gerlano  Bairdo 

do 

John  Frankford 

Mrs  Mte. 

Preservd  Syssell 

Gunr  Mate 

o' 

Antonio  Sponza. 

do 

Dd. 

Josh.  Walker — 

Gunrs.  Yeon. 

- 

Pier  Locby-  - 

do  run  Augt 

5 

Thos.  Potter-  - 

Mid 

I 

Andw.  Markhouse 

do  Hoste. 

Beaut  Groube 

Mid 

o 

Jno  Woulton 

Qr  Masr. 

'o 

Pedro  Ambregue 

do 

Natl.  Fanning- 

Mid 

o 

Valente.  Strong 

do 

o' 

Antonio  Mazzingay 

do. 

Joseph  Hitchborn 

Mid 

o' 

Elizh.  Johnston 

Qr  Gunr. 

o' 

Augustino  Martino 

do 

Artr.  Robinson 

Mid 

'o 

Jno  Down 

do 

'o 

Bernardo  Jo  Vera 

do 

run 

Jonathn.  Lander 

Mid 

o' 

Wm.  Clarke  1 

do 

I 

Thos.  Golligan 

Khervillon 

Dischd. 

o' 

Thos.  Austin- 

do 

I 

Richd  Stephens 

John  Peacock .  .  . 

Surge  Mat 

I 

Thos.  Knight 

Carpr 

- 

Jno  Duboy 

run  August 

10 

run 

John  Daily.  . . 

do 

I 

Jno  Handerham 

do 

J 

Harry  Tommy 

run  Sep  14 

Abisha  Perkins  i 

do 

I 

Wm.  Priest 

do. 

o' 

Louis  Groa 

run 

John  Chester 

Carpr. 

I 

Edwd.  Cooney 

Sean. 

o' 

Jno  Obrey 

Jno.  Wheeler 

Gunr 

I 

Wm.  Pool. 

Sean. 

o 

Josh.  Antoine 

run 

Danl.  Russell 

Stewd 

'o 

Banj :  Stubbs. 

do. 

o 

Jno  Gunnison 

Carprs. 
Mate 

I 

'o 

'o 

Lawe.  Furlong 
Jno  Browne 
Andrew  Ryan 

do. 
do. 
do. 

Cao] 


No 


Mens  Names 


Quality 


'o  Aaron  Goodwin — 

I  Geo.  Johnston 

I  Saml.  Matthews 

'o  Danl.  Swain  - 

1  Jno  Rudderford  - 

'o  Peter  Nuddle 

o'  Richd.  Wilson- 

0  Jno  Hatton — 

'o  Jno  Ungey 

o'/i'       1  Lewis  Lennard. 

'o  Dominique  Portuguese 

'o  [Joseph  Morea. 

'o  Lewis  Marlin- 

o'  Jacob  Henry — 

Francoi  Bullon- 

1  +        I  Tno  Thomas — 

o  Amos  Wait 

^20      I  John  Marh'n+ 
'o  Joanna  Cushero 

o  I  Jean  Romaine 

Andrew 
Oct.  7    gdwftfd.  Roach 

Michal  Mc.  Graw 
Oct.  18  Robert  Tommas 


Ory.  Sean. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do 

do 

do. 

do 

do 

do. 

do 

do 

do. 

do 

do 

do 

do. 
do  Run 

do. 

do. 


No. 


Mens  Names 


Qualy. 


No. 


'o  1 1  John  Thompson 
I    '  Wm.  Mc.Cullock- 

I      Chas.  Riley 

'o    Jno  Warren  — 
'o    Isaih  Jordan  — 
Nichs.  Caldwell 
'o    Lewis  Pastille- 
o'    Alexr.  Mavson  - 
I     Vinun  Marc 
'o    Pier  Villerett-  - 
o     -GuUiam  Langlois 
o     -Noehauless — 


Jas.  Makenzy — 
Jno  Jordan — 
Joseph  Brussen-  - 


Abrm.  Martell. 
Antoine  Jeremy- 
Chas.  Priley — 
Chas.  Steward. 


Landn. 
do. 
do 
do 
do. 
do 
do 
do. 
do 
do. 

do,, 


Cripples 
do 
do 


Servt. 

do 
!     do. 

do 


o 

'o 

'o 

'o 

I 

I 

'o 

o' 

o 

o 


y2 


Boys 


Saml.  Getchell 

Jno.  Wier 

Jno  Dupee 

Saml.  Gray 

James  Chester    Run 

James  Mahany    Run 

John  Duffy 

John  Hackett 

Elizh.  Middleton 

Wm.  Ears 

Chas.  Glover — Capt  Clerk 

Jno  Gilbin 

Tusan  Lucas 

Jno  Mai 

Jonh.  Cuahon 


y 


V2  o 


r  Sam :  Hammon 
\  Aaron  Burfjes 
Louii'i  Cuf.hon 


Jacque  Blorga 
Joseph  Courdavieta 
TiKthoroo 


Titzerre 
Robert  Cudriaux 
Claud  Le  Maitre 


1:20 


Remarks  on  Friday  24th,,  Sepr.  1779 


The  first  part  of  this  24  Hours  light  Breese  of  Wind  and  clear  Weather  At  2  P.M. 
sent  away  the  Pilot  Boat  with  the  ad.  Lieutenant  and  a  number  of  Marines  Arm'd ; 
after  a  Brigg  to  the  Windward  lying  too  under  her  Fore  Topsail  At  3  P.M.  saw  a 
Fleet  to  the  leeward  among  them  appear'd  to  be  two  Ship's  of  War  made  a  Signal  for 
the  Alliance  to  give  Chase  at  ^  past  3  P.M.  fir'd  a  Gun  at  the  Boat  for  the  Boat  her 
to  return  to  us;  she  Bore  away  for  us  &  at  Do.  we  made  Sail  gave  Chase  to  the  two 
Ships  that  were  to  the  leeward  of  us  that  appeard  to  be  Arm'd  Ships  of  War ;  The 
Pallas  and  Brigg  Vengeance  gave  Chase  likewise  at  5  P.M.  The  Fleet  stood  in  for 
the  Land  &  the  two  Arm'd  Ships  of  War  hove  too  ready  for  engaging  of  us  we  Bore 
away  for  to  meet  them  &  got  the  Ship  ready  for  engageing  (all  Hands  being  at  their 
Quarters)  at  6  P.M.  spoke  the  Pallas  and  Ordered  her  to  Keep  astern  of  us;  at  I/2 
past  6  P.M.  hoisted  a  Signal  for  the  rest  of  the  Squadron  to  form  a  line  at  Do.  hailed 
tho  'argoot  Ship  One  of  the  Ships  hailed  us ;  Answers  of  no  great  Consequence  return'd. 
¥fee  The  Capt.  of  the  Ship ;  that  appeard  to  be  the  largest  said  tell  me  Instantly  from 
whence  You  came  and  who  You  be  or  i'll  fire  a  Broad  side  into  You;  finding  her  to 
be  an  Enemy  discharg'd  a  Broadside  into  her  which  She  return'd  after  exchanging 
three  or  four  Broadsides  came  to  Yard  Arm,  &  Yard  Arm,  in  which  posture  both  ships 
lay  the  rest  of  the  engagement;  lash'd  the  Enemies  Ship  to  Ours;  after  we  had  engag'd 
about  an  Hour  the  Alliance  came  up  and  rak'd  us  twice ;  kill'd  and  wounded  a  Number 
of  our  Men;  The  engagement  was  so  hot  that  both  Ships  got  on  fire  several  times; 
which  was  put  out  with  as  much  expedition  as  possible  by  the  Men  belonging  to  each 
Ship ;  all  this  time  the  engagement  was  exceeding  warm.  Both  ships  keeping  up  a 
heavy  fire  with  Cannon  and  small  Arms;  just  before  the  engagement  ended  saw  the 
Alliance  coming  down  upon  us  hailed  her  and  Orderd  her  to  Board  the  Enemy  im- 
mediately but  she  return'd  no  answer;  shot  ahead  of  us  and  raked  Both  Ships;  the 
Enemy  then  crying  for  Quarters  Capt.  Jones  said,  haul  your  Colours  down  then ;  which 
was  granted  immediately  &  our  People  took  possession  of  her;  She  afterwards  fir'd 
three  Guns  &  wounded  several  of  Our  Men  while  they  were  Boarding  of  her;  She 
struck  to  us  at  J^  past  10  P.M.  at  Do.  cast  the  Ship  off  from  us,  and  as  soon  as  we 
got  Clear  of  her;  her  Main  Mast  fell  over  her  Side;  She  prov'd  to  be  the  Serapis  of 
46  Guns  the  latter  part  of  the  Night  all  employed  in  putting  out  the  fire  in  different 
parts  of  the  Ship  and  in  Pomping  she  having  not  less  than  *we.  three  foot  of  Water  in 
her  Hold;  The  Carpenters  employed  in  stoping  the  leeks  with  the  assistance  of  the 
Carpenters  from  the  Other  Ships ;  The  leek  still  gaining  on  us ;  we  were  supply'd  with 
Men  from  the  other  Ships;  who  assisted  in  heaving  the  Lower  Deck  Guns  overboard 
&  the  Dead  Men  &c-  - 

25th.  The  first  part  of  this  24  Hours  Moderate  Breeses  &  Clear  Weather.  The  leak 
still  increasing  got  assistance  from  the  other  Ships  of  Officers  &  Men  some  of  whom 
assisted  in  Pomping  The  leak  still  gaining  on  us  Notwithstanding  all  the  Pomps  were 
at  work.  The  Carpenters  crying  out  that  it  was  impossible  to  stop  the  leak  At  2  P.M. 
Capt.  Jones  with  the  Capt.  &  Lieutenant  of  the  Prize ;  quitted  the  Ship  &  left  Orders 


1:22] 


to  keep  the  Pomps  agoing  &  the  Carpenters  at  Work ;  at  7  He  return'd  and  found  the 
leak  increasing  in  Consequence  of  which  He  Order'd  the  wounded  to  be  Carried  on 
Board  the  different  Vessels  &  things  that  was  most  Necessary  to  be  taken  out  of  the 
Ship;  Boats  from  the  rest  of  the  Squadron  were  employed  for  that  purpose.  At  Yz 
past  7  P.M.  the  Capt.  left  the  Ship  with  several  more  of  the  Officers  ■&■  repar'd  on 
Board  of  the  Prize;  At  10  P.M.  the  Capt.  sent  for  the  Master  of  the  Ship;  &  Orders 
for  the  Officers  then  on  Board  that  did  not  belong  to  her,  to  repair  on  Board  their 
respective  Ships  with  their  Men,  they  immediately  quitted  the  Pomps  and  Obeyed 
Orders;  Boats  were  employed  the  latter  part  of  the  Night  in  Carrying  the  Men  & 
things  that  were  most  Necessary  from  the  Ship  to  the  different  Vessels  in  the  Squadron; 
At  4  A.M.  quitted  the  Pomps  the  Water  then  being  almost  up  to  the  lower  Deck;  At 
10  Do.  every  Man  left  the  Ship  At  '2  Past  10  A.]\I.  there  was  a  Boat  sent  from  the 
Commodore  The  Serapis  to  go  on  Board  the  Bon  homme  Richard  But  before  the 
Boat  got  along  side  She  Sunk  which  was  about  1 1  A.M.  latter  Part  Fresh  Breeses  and 
a  large  Sea  

Note: — This  account,  in  the  handwriting  of  Lieutenant  Henry  Lunt,  was  originally 
written  in  the  Serapis'  log,  from  which  it  was  torn,  and  now  is  in  the  John  Paul  Jones 
Papers,  Peter  Force  Collection,  Vol.  VI.,  No.  29.  These  pages,  in  facsimile,  have  now  been 
inserted  in  their  proper  place  in  the  original  logs. 


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Some  Remarkable  Occurrences  that  happened  on  the  23d  day  of 
September  1779 — relative  to  the  Bon  Homme  Richard,  and  the 
Serapis. — Commanded  by  Richard  Pearson  Esqr 

At  Yz  Past  I  being  off  Scarborough,  discovered  the  Serapis,  and  a 
Number  of  Vessels  under  her  Convoy — 

The  Bon  Homme  Richard  at  ^  Past  7.  P  M.  came  up  w^ith  and 
Engaged  her,  at  8  P  M.  Laid  the  Serapis  along  side  and  lashed  the 
Bon  Homme  Richard  to  her, 

At  Yz  Past  12  at  Night  the  Serapis'  Colours,  were  Hailed  down 
and  some  of  the  Bon  Homme  Richards  Officers  &  Men  boarded  her, 


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A  Journall  Kept  on  Board  the 

Serapis,  an  English  Ship  of  War,  of  44  Guns 

taken  the  23rd.  of  September,  (by  the  Bon  Homme  Richd.,) 

now  Commanded  by  the  Honble.  John  Paul  Jones 


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These  24  Hours  Cloudy  Weather,  Fresh  Breezes 
Wind,  in  Company  with  the  Frigate  Alliance 
and  Pallas,  the  Brig  Vengeance,  and 
Countess  of  Scarbro'  of  20  guns,  one  of  the  Prizes 


People  Employed  refitting  the  Rigging  &c, 
of  the  Serapis,  which  Ship  Capt.  Jones,  as 
Commodore,  had  Hoisted  his  Flag,  the 
Bon  Homme  Richard  sinking  from  the 
damage  she  received  the  Night  of  the  Action 


The  Master  at  Arms  was  put  in  Irons 

for  letting  the  Prisoners,  loose  on  the  Night  of 

the  Engagement 


Carpenters  Employed  repairing  the  damages 
the  Serapis  had  sustained  during  the  late 
Action, 


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All  Hands  Employed,  fitting  the  Ship 

At  6  P.M.  got  the  Mizen  Top  Mast  on  End,  the 
Rigging  over  head  and  set  it  up 

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Peope  still  Employed  refitting  the  Ship,  with  the 
Assistance  of  the  Alliances  People 

One  Boat  Employed,  passing  and  repassing  from 
Ship  to  Ship  in  bringing  Necessarys  for  the 
repair  of  the  Ship 

A  M.  at  I  Gott  up  a  Jury  Main  Mast 

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At  I  PM.  saw  2  Strange  Sail,  did  not  alter  our 
Course  for  them. 

Still  Employed  repairing  the  Ship 

At  5  AM  a  Number  of  Vessels  appeared  in  Sight 
they  proved  to  be  a  fleet  of  Dutch  Merchantmen 

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The  First  part  of  these  24  Hours  Moderate  Weather 

At  3.  PM.  The  Pilot,  which  we  had  taken  of?  Scarbro' 
and  had  Towed  from  thence,  was  employed  in 
going  from  us  to  the  Pallas.,  till  6  P.M.  and 
then  Veered  a  Stern  again 

At  10  AM.  Handed  the  Mizen  Top  Sail,  which 
Sail  was  a  Top  Gallt.  Sail 

Sounded  every  Quarter  of  an  Hour,  untill  Day  Light 

At  6AM.  saw  severall  Ships  and  other  Vessells 

At  Yz  Past  10  spoke  with  a  Large  Dutch  Ship 

At  7  AM.  spoke  the  Pallas, 

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Remarks  on  Sunday  October  3rd,  1779 — 


First  part  of  these  24  Hours.  Clear  and  Pleasant  Weather, 
Fresh  Gales  and  a  Large  Tumbling  Swell  from  the  Westward,  at  2P.M 
made  the  Land  of  Holland,  near  the  Texel  bearing  EBS  distant  5  Leagues, 
NW  !  at  4P.1\L  a  Pilot  came  on  Board.  Stood  from  the  Land,  Untill  Midnight 

and  then  made  the  Signal  for  the  Squadron  to  Tack,  and  stand  in  Shore 
at  6  AM.  Found  ourselves. close  in  with  the  Land,  at  Meridian  came 
to  an  Anchor  in  the  Texel  Road,  with  the  rest  of  the  Squadron, 


Remarks  on  Monday  October  4th.  I779 — 


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These  24  Hours  begins  with  Pleasant  Weather,  at  1  P.M.  the  Captain  of 
the  Pallas  came  on  Board,  and  Tarryd  till  10  P  M 

People  employed  on  various  Occasions 


Remarks  on  Teusday  October  5th.  1779  — 


These  24  Hours  begins  with  Moderate  Gales  and  Clear  Weather,  People 
employed  on  Sundry  Necessary  Occasions 

At  10  PM.  Two  Men  attempted  to  Swim  on  Shore,  but  they  had  not  got 
far  before  they  were  taken  up  and  brought  back  again 

At  10  AM.  Hove  up  our  Anchor,  and  stood  up  towards  the  Texel  with  the 
Tide 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  October  6th.  .1779- 


Tlie  First  part  of  these  24  Hours.     Clear  Weather,  and  Moderate  Gales 
at  3PM.  came  too  an  Anchor,  and  moored  Ship,  found  a  Number  of 
Dutch  Men  of  War,  riding  here,  People  emploj-ed  unbending  the  Sails 
and  cleaning  the  Decks. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  October  7th.  1779- 


These  24  Hours  People  employed,  unrigging,  and  preparing  to  get  the  Jury 
Main  Mast  out,  Received  from  the  Pallas.  12  Bolts. of  Canvas  No.  2,  and 
3  Bundles  of  Twine,  tlie  Commodore  set  out  for  Amsterdam,  a  Sergeant 
of  Marines  put  in  Irons,  for  Embezzling  several  Articles  of  Cloathing 
out  of  the  Pursers  Store  Room,    Squally  Weather,  witli  Rain 


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Remarks  on  Friday  October  8th.  1779- 


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This  Day  fine  Pleasant  Weather,  got  out  our  Jury  Main  Mast,  and  the 
Stump  of  the  Old  Main  Mast,  several  Boats  came  alongside,  and  brought  us 
a  great  Plenty  of  Vegetables 

Received  on  Board  from  the  Pallas  the  following  Rigging 

Cordage 


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Remarks  on  Satarday  October  gth.  1779 — 

This  Day  Begins  with  fine  Weather,  and  Light  Breezes  of  Wind  the  Peo- 
ple Employed  in  Cleaning  the  upper,  and  Lower  Gun  Decks,  and  in  refit- 
ting the  Fore  Shrouds, 

Received  on  Board  2  Cask  of  Brandy 

Edward  Garrett  put  in  Irons  for  refusing  to  do  his  Duty  after  being 
requested  several  times  by  Mr.  Lunt 


Remarks  on  Sunday  October  lOth.  1779- 


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Fine  Pleasant  Weather,  this  Day  People  mostly  employed  in  refitting  the 
Rigging  Sails  &c.  In  the  Night  about  1 1  OClock,  the  Stoppers  of  the  Cables 
were  cast  off  (by  persons  unknown,)  in  Order  to  Let  the  Ship  drive  on 
Shore  Received  on  Board  as  follows.  8  Bbls.  of  Beef  4  Firks.  of  Butter  i 
Cask  of  Bread 


Remarks  on  Monday  October  ilth.  1779 


This  Day  Moderate  Gales,  and  fine  Weather,  &c,  &c.  People  Employed  in 
Sundry  Jobbs,  2  Carpenters  came  on  Board  to  help  repair  the  Ship 


Received  on  Board  the  following  Articles 
I  Plank  16  Feet  Long  &  3.  In,  thick  9  In.  Broad 
I      do.      9  Feet     do.        9  In      do.  4  do. 

100  lb.  Beef 
300  Bread 
1 1  Teirces  of  Beer, 


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2  Teirces  of  Beef 
2  Barrels  of  Bread 
2  Hhds.  of  Bread 

146  Head  of  Cabbage 


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Remarks  on  Teusday  October  I2th . .  IJJQ — 


SWBS.      !   Dark  Rainy  Weather,  followed  by  High  Winds,  People  Employed  making 
Foxes  Sinnett  &c.  Carpenters  at  work  under  the  Half  Deck. 

Edward  Garrett  released  from  Irons 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  October  13th.  .1779 — 

This  Day  fine  Moderate  Weather,  People  employed  fitting  the  Ship 
for  Sea  Received  on  Board  from  the  Pallas, 

426  lb.  Beef 

483  lb.  Bread  &  12  Pine  Plank. 

Received  from  a  Lighter  which  came  from  Amsterdam  as  follows — 
16  Skanes  of  Hamber  Line 
12  Bundles  of  Marline 
12  Skanes  of  Hausing 

4  Coils  of  9  Thread  Cordage 

2  Coils  of  12  Thread  Cordage 

2  Top  Sail  Sheet  Blocks.  &  2  Quarter  do. 
10  Single  Blocks 

3  Cask,  of  33  Cordage 
2  Cask  of  30  Cordage 

I  Cask  of  72  thread  do. 

I  Cask  of  42  thread  do. 

I  Cask  of  54  do 

Part  of  a  Coil  of  Hauser  laid  Rope  go  thread 

I  Large  Coil  of  5  J  In Do 

I  Coil  of  39  thread  Cordage 

1  Coil  of  36  do 

part  of  a  Coil  of  Hauser  laid  Rope 

2  Coils  for  Tacks.    2  Coils  for  Top  Mast  stays 
9  Pieces  of  Shroud  Hauser  &  a  Main  Stay 

4  Tanned  Hydes 

1  small  Cask  of  Nails 
I  Coil  of  5  Inch  Rope 
12  Oak  Plank 
100  lb.  Oakham 

3  Teirces  of  Beef 
12  Teirces  of  Beer 

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Remarks  on  Thursday  October  14th.  1779. 


This  Day  Moderate  Weather,  got  in  the  Stump  of  the  Old  Main  Mast 
and  got  up  a  Jury  Main  Mast  again,  at  2.0Clock  in  the  Afternoon 
while  the  Oiicers  and  Men  were  at  Dinner,  22  of  the  People,  and  3  that 
belonged  to  the  Alliance,  Frigate  got  into  a  Dutch  Boat  then  along  side 

and  made  off several  Small  Arms  were  fired  at  them,  without 

Effect,    The  Commanding  Officer,  Mr.  Deal  Orderd  some  Hands 
into  a  Boat  a  Long  side,  with  Lieut.  Stack,  and  M.  Groube  Midshipn. 
to  go  on  Board  the  Pallas  Frigate  (which  lay  not  far  off)  in  Order  to 
procure  a  Boat,  to  pursue  the  Deserters,,  as  the  Boat  they  being  in 
was  too  small,  they  Procured,  the  Pallas.  Long  Boat,  with  some  Marines 
and  pursued  them,  and  in  a  short  time  came  within  Musquet  Shott 
of  them, — the  Deserters  Left  their  Boat,  and  were  up  to  their  Middles 
in  Water,  as  the  Boat  in  which  were  Messrs.  Stack  and  Groube.  came  near, 
and  they  with  their  People  went  in  the  Water  after  them.,  the  Deserters 
formed  themselves  with  knives  drawn  to  receive  them— but  after  a 
Discharge  of  Musquets  over  their  Heads,  they  petitioned,  for  Quarters, 
but  some  of  them  made  towards  the  Shore,  and  were  closely  pursued 
but  there  being  a  Channel  betwixt  the  Main,  and  a  small  Neck  of 
Land,  they  Landed  on.— some  that  could  Swim  ventured  themselves 
a  Cross,  the  others  that  could  not  surrendered.    9  ventured  a  Cross.    5  of 
which  were  drowned,  at  ^  Past  5.  the  Boat  returned  with  16  of  the  De- 
serters 

their  Names  as  follows. 
James  Perry  \ 

John  Brown  \  Alliances  Among  these  Deserters  were  2  Portu- 

Francis  Campbell   i guese  who  had  no  hand  in  the  Scheme 

Wm.  Fox  IWm.  Packer         but  only  got  into  the  Boat  for  to  Buy 

James  Quin  (  Wm.  Pritchard    Apples  they  were  all  put  in  Irons 

Lawrence  Vernurs\  Jas.  Ferran  except  the  Portuguese 

Saml.  Matthews    ( 

Hugh  Roney  V  Robt.  Stevens 

WiUm.  Clidsdale    1  Robt.  Weatherhead 

Lewis  Brown  /  Robt.  McCullen 

Arthur  Young        /  Wm.  Smith 

Still  Missing     Peter  Richardson 
John  Stevens 
Aaron  Smith 
Jno.  Mclntyre 
Arthr.  Randall 


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Remarks  on  Friday  October  15th.  1779 


Fine  Pleasant  Weather,  this  day  bent  the  Fore  Sail.  Fore  Top  Sail 
Fore  Stay  Sail  &  Jibb,  and  then  got  the  Main  Top  Gallt.  Mast  up  instead 
of  a  Main  Top  Mast. 

Received  a  Lighter  from  Amsterdam  the  folowg.  Articles 
2  Trebbic  Blocks 
522  lb.  Cheese 

I  Barrel,    i  Firkin  of  Butter 


Remarks  on  Satarday  October  i6th.  1779 


First  Part  of  this  Day.  Dark  Cloudy  Weather 

Received  from  Amsterdam  as  follows  Vizt. 
3    Teirces  of  Bread 
2    Teirces  of  Beef 
50  Casks  of  Beer 

At  Noon  2  French  Cutters  came  into  the  Road,  and  Anchord  a  Stern  of 
us,  Latter  part  of  the  day  Blows  a  Gale,  at  4.  PAL  Struck  the  Fore  Top 
Mast  and  got  tlic  Sheet  Anchor,  ready  to  let  go 


Remarks  on  Sunday  October  17th,  1779 


This  Morning  the  Lieut,  of  the  Pallas,  came  on  board,  with  Orders  from 
West  Capt.  Cottineau,  to  get  the  Jury  Main  Mast  out  again  which  was  done 

by  4  P  \l. 

Fresh  Gales  and  Clear  Weather,  Cleaned  the  Upper,  &  lower  Gun  Decks 


Remarks  on  Monday  October  i8th.  1779- 


Fine  Moderate  Weather,  got  the  Stump  of  the  ]\Iain  j\List  out  again 
Commodore  Jones  returned  from  Amsterdam 

Received  from  Amsterdam  the  following  Articles  vizt. 

40  Quarter  Cask  of  Beer  16  Pine  Plank 

I  Barrel  of  Tar  9  Oak  Plank 

3  Barrels  of  Pitch  16  Oak  Boards 

20  Single  &  double  Blocks  of  difft  Sizes  10  Pine  Boards 

I  small  Cask  of  Bread  1 1  Slips  of  do 

I  small  Cask  of  Nails  5  Tice 


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Remarks  on  Teusday  October  igth.  1779 — 


This  Day  Moderate  and   Fair  Weather,   People  employed  Cleaning  the 
Ships  Decks,  Hoisting  in  Water  &c,  Sec,  7  Dutch  Carpenters  at  work  on 
Board   Received  on  Board  from  Amsterdam  as  follows  Vizt. 


30  Barrels  of  Pork      i  Barrel  of  Butter 
10  Barrels  of  Flour    3  Kegs  of  Barly 

I  Barrel  of  Rice        i  Keg  of  Sugar 
218  Cheeses  12  Oars 

8  Bags  of  Potatoes  1 6  small  Spars 

7  Bags  of  Pease      J  8  Oak  Plank 

I  Firkin  of  Butter  j  24  Bundles  of  Spun  Yarn 
I  2  Bags  of  Hand  Irons 


2  Bags  of  Cuff  Irons 

1  Large  Chest  marked  D  N 

2  Canvas  Bales 
24  Handspikes 

Main  Truss  &  Cross  Trees 

Main  Top 

I  Bundle  of  Cork 

a  Turning  Machine 


59  English  Prisoners  taken  on  Board  the  Serapis  sent  on  Board  the  Scar- 
borough 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  October  20th.  1779- 


Thls  Day  fine  Pleasant  Weather,  People  variously  employed,  Received  on 
Board  the  following  Articles  from  Amsterdam 

I  Iron  Hoop  —  (  The  Main  Mast,  and  2  Large  Spars  were  Towed  off  and 
4  Bolts  of  Iron  )  veered  a  Stern 


Remarks  on  Thursday  October  2lst.  1779 — 


This  Day  begins  with  Moderate  Weather,  and  small  Winds,  at  10  A  M 
unmoored,  and  moved  up  the  Road  farther,  as  did  the  rest  of  the 
Squadron,  at  I  PM.  came  too  an  Anchor,  and  moord  Ship 


Remarks  on  Friday  October  22nd.  1779 


Fine  Weather.    People  Employed,  Cleaning  the  Upper,  &  Lower  Gun 
Decks  sent  on  Board  the  Pallas  the  following  Articles  Vizt. 
2  Coils  of  9  Thread  Ratling  \  4  Skanes  of  White  Line 


2  Coils  of  6  do 

8  Skanes  of  Marline 

4  Skanes  of  Hamber  Line 

30  Yds.  of  Old  Canvas 

12  Yds.  of  New  do. 


I  Barrel  of  Oyl  for  Lamps 
I  Box  of  Candles 
4  Barrels  of  Flour 


Remarks  on  Satarday  October  23rd.  1779- 


This  Day  Fine  Weather,  i  Officer,  a  Boatswain  &  19  Men,  belonging  to 
WBS.  the  Alliance  came  on  Board  to  assist  in  fitting  the  Ship  for  Sea 

n34: 


mnds 


Remarks  on  Sunday  October  24th.  ITTQ — 


WSW 


SW 


SWBS 


WNW 


NNE 


Dark  Fogg)'  Weather,  this  Day.  People  employed.,  Hoisting  Water  Casks 
out  of  the  Hold,  that  were  filled  with  Salt  Water,  and  Clearing  out  the 
Hold    Received  on  Board  663  lb.  Fresh  Beef 


Remarks  on  Monday  October  25th.  1779- 


This  Da_\  Foggy  Weather,  People  Employed  fixing  Rigging  for  the  Main 
Mast,  some  shipping  the  Fore  Top  Mast,  others  Cleaning  the  Main  Hold 

Recei\ed  from  Amsterdam  as  follows 
37  Bags  of  Bread 
6  Marlin  Spikes 
6  Serving  Malletts 
I  Box  of  Tin 
I  small  Packet  of  Nails 


24  Iron  Scrapers 
6  Locks 

1  Canvas  Bale 
a  Cap  for  ye.  Mainmast 
a  Cap  for  ye  Topmast 

2  Pair  of  Cross  Trees 


Sent  lo  Cask  of  Rum  on 

Board 
the  \'en^eance, 
7  Dutch  Carpenters  at 

work  on 
Board  this,  day 


Remarks  on  Teusday  October  26th.  1779 


This  Day  Cloudy  Weather,  fresh  Breezes  of  Wind,  People  employed 
fitting  the  Ship  for  Sea,  Received  from  Amsterdam  as  follows 


29  Teirces  of  Beef 
18  Teirces  of  Rum 

2  Pipes  of  Wine 

9  Bags  of  Pease 
13S  Head  of  Cabbages 


Cable 
I  Armourers  Bellows 
a  Parcell  of  Wood 
520  lb.  fresh  Beef 


7  Dutch  Carpenters  &  2 
Glaziers  at  Work  this 
Day.  The  .'Vlliances 
People  as  before 
Deserted  Stcphn.  Graves 
Butcher 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  October  27th.  1779- 


This  Day  Foggy  Weather  with  Rain,  People  Employed  on  Sundry  Jobbs. 
Dutch  Carpenters  still  at  work,  2  Americans  came  on  Board,  one  of  which 
named  Wm.  Greenill,  Acted  in  the  Station  of  a  Lieutenant  having  made 
his  Escape  from  Fortune  Prison  in  England,  the  other  Jo.seph  Wilson 
did  the  duty  of  an  Acting  Midshipman  Rccd.  550  lb.  Beef  23  lb.  fr  Veal 


Remarks  on  Thursday  October  28th.  1779 


This  Day  Fresh  Gales  of  Wind  and  Rainy  Weather,  People  employd,  fi.x- 
ing  the  Rigging  for  the  Main  Mast,  and  Main  Top  Mast,  at  iP.M.  Blew 
very  Heavy  the  Boat  went  on  Shore  this  Morning  for  Beef.  But  Not  re- 
turned 


Remarks  on  Friday  October  29th.  1779 — 


This  Day  Blows  a  Gale  of  Wind  People  variously  employed   People 
variously    Reed.  797  lb.  Beef  156  lb.  Mutton 

L3Sl 


IFinds 


Remarks  on  Satarday  October  30th.  ijjg 


NBE 


Vble 


NNE. 


NNW 


NW. 


NNW 


NE. 


This  Day  begins  with  Dark  Foggy  Weather,  People  Employed  Hoisting 

in  the  Sheers,  and  getting  them  lashed,  together  to  step  the  IMain 

Mast, — Deserted  William  Hamilton  Quarter  Master 

Left  the  Ship  the  following  Officers,  belonging  to  the  State  of  South  Carolia 

Messrs.  Linthwaite,  Coram.  &  Morant,  Midshipmen,  Dutch 

Carpenters  and  the  Alliances  as  people  as  usual 


Remarks  on  Sunday  October  31st.  iTjg — 


Dark  Cloudy  Weather,  People  variously  employed,  Dutch  Carpenters  at 
Work  sent  Water  Casks  on  Shore  to  be  filled   Reed.  523  lb.  Fresh  Beef 


Remarks  on  Monday  November  ist.  1779- 


This  Day  Cloudy  Weather,  People  employd,  Hoisting  in  several  Spars 
getting  the  Fore  Top  Mast  on  End,  and  the  Fore  Top  Sail  Yard  athwart 
Dutch  Carpenters  as  before.  Reed.  620  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Teusday  November  2nd.  1779- 


People  Employed  Rigging  the  Ship,  the  Alliances.  People,  &  Dutch  Car- 
penters as  before 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  November  3rd.  1779 — 


This  Day  begins  with  Cloudy  Weather,  Dutch  Carpenters  as  usual  Reed 
450  lb  Beef —  Received  from  Amsterdam  2  Long  Deal  Planks.  56  Long 
Boards  646  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Thursday  November  4th.  1779 — 


This  Day  Fresh  Gales  of  Wind,  People  Employed,  setting  up  the  Fore 
Shrouds  and  Cleaning  the  Lower  Gun  Deck,  Got  the  Main  mast  slung  and 
partly  Hoisted  on  Board,  Dutch  Carpenters  not  to  work  this  day 
Towards  Night  struck  the  Fore  Top  Mast.    Rec-595  •  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Friday  November  5th.  177Q — 


This  Day  thick  Cloudy  Weather,  &  Hard  Rain  Got  the  Main  mast 
a  Cross  the  Ship  the  Alliances  People  as  before,  Dutch  Carpenters 
not  at  Work,  Reed.  589  lb.  Beef 

1:36: 


irinJs 


Remarks  on  Satarday  November  6th:  1779— 


First  part  of  this  day  Cloudy  Weather,  Fresh  Gales  of  Wind,  and  a  Con- 
'  siderable  Swell,  which  Prevents  our  Stepping  the  Main  Mast,  People 
employed  variously,  got  the  Sprit  Sail  Yard,  athwart,  the  Bowspritt. 
NNW.         The  Dutch  Carpenters  not  at  work  this  day 
Received  on  Board  425  lb.  Beef  80  lb.  Pork, 
sent  30  Casks  on  Shore  to  be  filled  with  Water 


Remarks  on  Sunday  November  7th . .  1779 — 

This  Day  Thick  Weather,  and  Rain,  People  Employed  getting  in  the  Main 
Mast  and  stepping  it,  sent  away  for  Amsterdam  78  Casks,,  and  the  Main 
Vble  Top  Got  the  Main  Yard  in  Fore  and  Aft.  on  Deck,  and  Sundry  other 

Jobbs.  Received  466  lb.  Beef  &  149  lb.  Veal, 


Remarks  on  Monday  November  8th.  1779 — 

This  Day  thick  Weather,  and  some  Rain,  People  Employed  getting  the 
Main  Rigging  overhead,  and  sundry  other  Jobbs.  the  Dutch  Carpenters, 
at  work.  One  Officer,  and  a  Number  of  Men  from  the  Alliance,  at  work, 
the  Alliances  Cutter  was  sent  on  Shore,  with  4  Hands,  to  carry  the  Car- 
penters on  Shore,  which  after  they  had  done,  3  of  them  deserted  from  the 
Boat.  A  Lighter  came  from  Amsterdam,  with  water,  and  sundry  other 
Articles  Vizt. 
18  small  Dead  Eyes,  for  the  Topmast  Shrouds 

2  Sheaves,  with  Iron  Pins  &  Bras  Coggs 

I  Spare  Pin  and  Cogg 
Took  the  Boom  Irons  ofi  the  Main  Yard,  and  put  some  others  on  it 
Reed.  481  lb.  Beef 


C373 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Teusday  November  gth.  1779 


This  Day  begins  with  a  Fresh  Breeze  of  Wind  and  some  Rain,  People 
Employed,  some  in  Stripping  the  Main  Shrouds,  and  the  rest  about 
WNW         sundry  other  Jobbs,,    No  Dutch  Carpenters  on  board  this  day  to 

Work,  One  Officer,  from  the  Alliance,  with  a  Number  of  Men  came 

to  Work,  this  day.    2  of  the  Alliances  Men  Deserted,  Reed.  482  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  Novr.  loth.  1779- 


NNE 


This  Day  begins  with  a  Fresh  Breeze  of  Wind  and  some  Rain 
People  employed  in  Turning  the  Dead  Eyes  in  the  Main  Shrouds 
and  Sundry  other  Jobbs  got  the  Sheers  over  head,  the  Boat  went  on 
Shore  and  could  not  get  off  again,  in  the  Evening  Cleared  the  Hause 
No  Dutch  carpenters  at  work  this  Day 
Received  from  the  Shore  569  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Thursday  nth  November  1779 — 

This  Day  begins  with  fresh  Breeze  of  Wind,  and  Squally  Weather 
People  Employed,  in  setting  up  the  Main  Shrouds,  and  other  Jobbs 
NBW.  sent  the  Sheers  on  Shore,  One  Officer  from  the  Alliance,  and  a  Number 

of  Men  came  to  work,    Reed.  626  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Friday  I2th.  November  1779- 


This  Day  begins  with  Rainy  Weather,  and  a  Fresh  Breeze  of  Wind 
sent  a  Boat  a  shore  for  the  Main  Top,  Brought  it  off  and  got  it 
g-yy  over  Head,  a  Lighter  came  with  Water,  and  we  Hoisted  it  in 

Deserted  Richard  Williams.  Brought  the  Main  Top  Mast  stay 
from  the  Pallas,  got  the  Main  Top  Mast  in.  Dutch  Carpenters 
at  work, 


[.^8] 


Winds 


SSW 


Remarks  on  Saturday  November  ijth.  1779 


This  Day  Fresh  Breeze  of  Wind,  and  Squally  Weather,  People  employed 
about  the  Main  Rigging,  and  sundry  other  Jobbs.  the  Lighter  came  along 
side  this  Afternoon,  and  Hoisted  in  22  Casks  of  Water,  the  Dutch  Car- 
penters at  Work,  Received  from  Amsterdam.  16  Large  Dead  Eyes 
Reed.  1054  lb.  Beef 

sent  on  Board  the  Countess  of  Scarbro'  15  pr.  of  Hand  Irons  &  15  Pair  of 
Leg  Irons 


Remarks  on  Sunday  November  14th.  1779- 


This  Day  Squally  Weather  with  Rain.    People  employed  fixing  the  Rig- 
ging on  the  Main  Yard,  Ratling  the  Shrouds  &c.  Lent  the  Pallas  a  Ball  of 
Marling   Received  from  Amsterdam  6  Boxes  marked  — No.  1  a  6  D  N. 
Received  547  lb.  of  Beef 


Remarks  on  Monday  November  15th. .  1779 — 

This  Day  Cloudy  Weather,  but  Moderate,  People  employd  getting  the 
SSW  Main  Top  Mast  and  End,  Main  and  Main  Top  Sail  ^"ard  athwart, 

The  Boat  sent  on  Shore  with  the  Corpse  of  one  Williams  in  Order  to 
Bury  him,  The  Commodore  set  out  for  Amsterdam, 
Reed.  450  lb.  Beef  &  25  Brooms. 


Remarks  on  Teusday  November.  i6th.  .1779 — 

Fine  Weather,  People  Employed  variously  some  in  getting  on  the  Rigging 
SSE  on  the  Main  Top  Mast,  some  in  getting  the  Fore  Top  Gallt.  Mast  up  &c, 

&c,   Received  18  Casks  of  Fresh  Water,  &  548  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  November  17th. .  1779 — 


This  Day  Plea.sant  Weather,  People  employed  on  various  Jobbs.  some  get- 
ting the  Main  Top  Gallt.  up,  some  Hoisting  in  AVater,  &c,  Reed.  249  lb. 
EBS.  ^^^i  40  lb.  Mutton  66  lb.  Salt  94  Brooms,  Broachd  a  Barrel  of  Flour, 

Reed.  45  Butts  of  Water  Mustered  the  People,  found  6  Missing,  Wm. 
Hamilton,  Richd.  Williams  Edwd.  Conner,  William  Woodhead,  Hugh 
Roney  &  Robert  Jones — ■ 


[139] 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Thursday  November  i8th.  1779 — 


EBS 


This  Day  the  Weather,  Squally  with  Hail,  People  employd  on  Sundry 
Occasions,  Towards  Night  the  Commodore  returned  from  Amsterdam 
and  gave  Orders,  that  this  Ships  Barge,  &  her  Masts  Oars.  Sails  &c,  &c, 
Likewise  a  Quantity  of  Provisions.  Liquors,  Fire  Wood,  &c,  &c, 
must  be  sent  on  Board  the  Alliance  Immediately,  all  Hands 
employed,  untill  12  O  Clock,  at  Night  Executing  these  Orders 
Reed.  748  lb.  Beef.  Reed,  from  Amsterdam  as  follows  Vizt. 
10  Bales  of  Blankets 
13    do.    of  Hammocks 
I     do.    of  Stockings 
I    do.    of  No.  8 
I    do.    of  Jackets 
180  Beds 

1  Cag  marked  D  N 

2  Bundles  of  Hair  Breeches 
13  Bags  of  Bread 

23  Bundles  of  Spunyarn 

3  Cags  of  Lambblack 
I  Cag  of  White  Paint 
I  Cag  of  Red  Paint 

I  Hamper  No.  70 

1  Hamper  no  mark  nor  number 

2  Cases  marked  D  N 

1  Cag  marked  D  N 

2  Peices  of  Cordage 

I  small  Bale,  with  a  Pair  of  Scales 
and  several  Weights, 


Remarks  on  Friday  November  igth.  1779- 


WBS 


This  Day  Thick  Cloudy  Weather,  with  Rain,  People  employd  in 
Hoisting  out  Sundr>'  Articles  on  board  of  Dutch  Boats,  to  send 
on  Board  the  Alliance, 


n4o3 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Satarday  November  20th.  .lyyg- 


WSW.  Fine  Moderate  Weather,  People  Employd  as  Yesterday 


WBS. 


Remarks  on  Sunday  November  2ist.  1779 — 


This  Day  People  Employd  as  Yesterday,  most  of  the  Ships  Company  re- 
moved to  the  Alliance,  as  was  Likewise  the  Sick  and  Wounded,,  Capt. 
Cottineau  came  on  board  the  Serapis.  and  took  Possession  of  her,  all 
the  Officers.  Left  her  and  went  on  Board  the  Alliance,  with,  all  the 
Americans,  that  belonged  to  the  Late  Bon  Homme  Richard 


Account  of  Sundry  Articles  sent  from  on  Board  the  Serapis. .  to  the 
Alliance  the  20th. .  21st,  &  22nd  of  November,  as  follows. 


12  Casks  of  Rum 

I  Ullage  Cask  do 

I  Pipe  of  Gin 

a  Large  Quantyof  Wood 
20  Rags  of  Coal 

1  Chest  of  Medicines 

2  Coils  of  zYi  In  Rope 
2  Bolts  of  Canvas 

I  Hamper  of  Medicines 
I  Box  of  Bottled  Wine 
I  Jar,  \vith  Spirrits  of 

Campr. 
5  Jars  of  Oyl 

1  Jar  part  full 

2  Snatch  Blocks 
2  Sheat  Cleats 

2.3  Square  Light  Houses 
Lanthorns 

I  pr.Bellonspr.Armour. 

I  Cag  of  Oyl 
y2  Cag  Yellow  Paint 
Yz  Cag  Vermillion 

1  Cag  White  Lead 

I  Cag  Lambblack 

a  small  QuantY.  of  Red 
Oker 

a  Coil  of  5'_'In  Rope 
10  LargeSignalLanthorns 
23  small  Do. 

a  Laithe 

a  Stove 

a  Quantity  of  Wood 

a  Barge  with  Oars  &c. 


6  Serving  Mallets 
5  Marling  Spikes 

3  Bunds,  of  Marline 
2  White  Lines 
Main  &  Mizn.  Top 

CJallt.  Mast 
So  Musquetts  wth 

Bayonetts 
16  Pair  of  Pistols 
60  Cutlasses 

4  Hen  Coops 
I  Engine 

I  Bundle  Brushes 
I  do.  Brushes  & 

Mops 
63  New  Brooms 
I  New  Cable 
I  Pair  of  Cross 

Trees 

1  Cap  Per  Main 
Mast 

2  Large  Arm  Chests 
2  small  do.  for  Tops 

1  Large  Oak  Plank 

2  small  Oak  Plank 
22  Pole  Axes 

36  Boardg.  Pikes 

1  Keg  of  Flints 

3  Boxes  Musqt. 
Cartridgs. 

2  do.  Per  Pistols 

a  Pair  of  Handscrews 

1  Jack  Box 
100  pr.  Leg  Irons 

2  Bags  of  do.  with 
Irons 

3  Large  Iron  Bolts 
with  Shackles 

I  Small  Binnacle  & 
Lamp  &  Compass 

4  Compasses 


2  Boxes 

72  Musqt.  Cartgc  do. 

30  Belts 

Scabbards  &  Bayts. 

1  Bundle  Fogs 

2  Drums 
Time  Glasses 

2  English  Ensigns 

2  Signal  Pendants 

3  Red  &  White  Flags 

1  do.  do.  Pendant 

4  English  Jacks 

2  Blue&White  Flags 
I  Checkd  Flag 

I  Blue  Signal  do. 
I  Checkd  Pendt. 
I  Blue&White  Flag 

3  Red  Pendants 

I  Red  &  White  do. 
I  Yellow — do. 

1  Blue do. 

2  White — do. 

3  Blue  &  Yellow  do. 
I  Blue — do. 

I  Yellow — do. 
I  Broad  Dutch. 
Pendt. 

3  Dutch  Ensigns 

I  Red  White  Blue 
&  Yellow  Flag 

1  French  Ensign 

4  Dutch  Jacks 

2  Dutch  Pendts. 
I  Spanish  do 

I  Spanish  Jack 
I  DoEnsign 


1  French  Province  Hall  / 
Ensign  \ 

I  Broad  American 
Pendant 

I  American  Ensign 

I  French  Pendant 


uo 


A  Journall  Kept  on  Board 

the  American  Continetal  Frigate  of  War, 

Alliance  ot  36  Guns,  under,  the  Command  of  the 

Honble,  John  Paul  Jones.      Commencing  in  the  Road  of 

Texel,  in  Holland,— 


IVlnds 


^VBN. 


WSW. 


ssw. 


Remarks  on  Monday  November  22nd.  lyjQ- 


Dark  Rainy  Weather,  this  Day  Cottl.  Wybert.  came  on  Board,  with  a 

Number  of  Prisoners,  that  had  been  a  shore  ever  since  we  came  into  the 

Road,  Likewise  a  Number  of  Marines,  that  had  been  sent  on  Shore 

to  Guard  them,  People  employd  on  sundry  Occasions, 

The  Remaining  Part  of  the  Late  Bon  Hommes  Richard  Crew,  came  on 

Board.  Except  the  French  Volunteers:  which  stayed  on  Board  the  Serapis 

with  Capt.  Cottineau 


Remarks  on  Teusday  November  23rd.  1779  — 


This  Day  thick  Foggy  Weather,  People  employd  on  Sundry  Jobbs.    The 
French  Maines.  that  were  on  board,  sent  on  board  the  Serapis  as  were  also 
a  Number  of  Prisoners.,  Latter  Part  Fresh  Gales.  &  thick  Weather 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  November  24th.  1779- 


Cloudy  Weather.     People  employd  Hoisting  in  Provisions,  and  stowing 
them  away 


Remarks  on  Thursday  November  25th.  1779 


Dark  Cloudy  Weather  People  Employd  in  stowing  away  sundry  Articles 
in  Order  to  make  Room  for  the  Officers  of  the  Late  Bon  Homme  Richard 
the  After  part  of  the  day  settled  down  the  Fore  and  Main  Yards 
as  the  Wind  blowd  verj'  Flesh  and  the  Weather  lookg.  very  bad 


U^] 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Friday  November  26th.  1779 — 


This  Day  Heavy  Gales  of  \Vind,  with  Showers  of  Hail  &  Rain 
SSW.         I  People  Employil  on  Sundry  Necessary  Jobbs.  at  5  A  M.  Struck  Yards 
and  Top  Masts.   Continues  to  Blow  hard  all  Night 


Remarks  on  Satarday  November  27th.  1779 


The  Weather  this  Day  Moderate,  Got  the  Main  Yard  down  Fore  and  Aft 
The  Carpenters  employd  to  reduce  it.   People  Employd  in  sundry  Jobbs 


Remarks  on  Sunday  November  28th:  1779 

Fair  Weather  People  Employd  on  Sundry  Jobbs.  the  Carpenters  as  before. 
Mr.  Blorgett  paid  the  People.  I  Ducat  each,  as  part  of  Wages, 
at  3  P.M.  the  Carpenters  finished  the  Main  Yard,  got  it  Rigged  and 
athwart,  Broachd  a  Cask  of  Rum,  &  i  Box  of  Candles 


Remarks  on  Monday  November  29th.  1779- 


SEBE. 

NNW. 


AM.  Rainy  Dirty  Weather,  bent  the  Main  Sail,  Swayed  up  Yards  and 
Top  Masts.  Cleared  Hausc,  and  got  all  ready  to  get  under  Sail.  PM 
the  Wind  Shifted,  and  Blows  a  Hard  Gale,  Struck  Yards  &  Top  Masts 


Remarks  on  Teusday  November  JOth.  1779 


AM.  Plenty  of  Rain,  Moderate  Breeze  of  W^ind,  Swayed  up  Yards  & 
Topmts.  Cut  12  Fathom  off.  of  a  Condemnd  Cable  for  Junk.    P.M. 
Fine  Weather  Loosed  the  Sails  to  Dry.   the  Barge  went  on  Shore,  with  an 
Officer,  in  search  of  the  Cutter,  Received  853  lb.  Beef.   Broachd  i  Cask 
of  Rum.  2  Boxes  of  Candles,  i  Sack  of  Barley  the  Barge  returned,  but  no 
News  of  the  Cutter 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  December  ist.  1779 — 


AM  Fresh  Gales  and  Squally  struck  Lower  Yards.  &  Top  Gallt.  Masts, 
the  Armourer,  and  a  Seaman  Died  P.^L  Clear  Weather,  People  employd 
variously  Reed,  a  New  Mizen  Top  Mast  and  a  Rough  Spar,  for  a  Top 
Sail  Yard. 

Broachd  i  Firkin  of  Butter 
I  Sack  of  Barlev 


U2I 


Winds 


West 


Remarks  on  Thursday  December  2nd.  1779- 


Fresh  Winds  and  Plenty  of  Rain.   People  employd  getting  down  the  Mizen 
Top  Mast,  and  getting  up  a  spare  Main  Top  Gallt.  Mast,  in  its  Place 
at  4  P.IVI.  Struck  Top  Masts 


NBE 

WNW 


NW. 


Remarks  on  Friday  December  3rd.  1779. 


Fresh  Gales  and  Squally  People  employd  variously.    Carpenters  reducing 
the  Cross  Tack  Yard,  &  Mizen  Top  Sail  Yard,  Broachd  2  Bbls.  of  Beef 
I  Sack  of  Pease,  i  Pipe  of  Brandy.  1 1 1  Gallons. 


Remarks  on  Satarday  December  4th.  1779- 


First  Part  Moderate  Breezes,  and  Plenty  of  Rain,  swayed  up  Yards  and 
Top  Masts,  Parted  our  Fore  Tears  At  9  AM.  the  Wind  Hauled  West- 
ward a  Fresh  Gale,  Struck  Yards  &  Top  Masts  again,  Carpenters  em- 
ployed repairing  the  Barge,  and  reducing  the  Cross  Tack  Yard.,  at  10  P.M. 
Veered  50  Fathom  out  of  our  small  Bower  Cable,  Housed  the  Guns.  Fore 
&  Aft  Broach  2  Barrels  of  Pork,  i  Tierce  of  Rum.  I  Firkin  of  Butter 


Remarks  on  Sunday  December  5th.  1779- 


Fresh  Gales  and  Squally.  Hove  in  the  Cable  that  was  veered  out  last  Night 
got  down  Top  Gallt.  Masts  Reed  2181  lb.  Beef  &  50  Cabbages. 


Remarks  on  Monday  December  6th:  J779- 


AM.  Squally.  Fresh  Breeze  of  Wind,  People  Employed  rigging  the  Mizen 
Top  Mast,  and  Cross  Tack  Yard,  a  Dutch  Boat  took  all  the  Prisoners 
taken  in  the  Serapis,  and  carried  them  on  Board  the  said  Ship 
PM.  Pleasant  Weather,  Bent  the  Mizen  Top  Sail  the  Boat  that 
carried  away  the  Prisoners,  returned  with  100  more  taken  in  the 
Merchant  Ships.  Broachd  i  Pipe  of  Gin  3  Bbls.  of  Beef  i  Box  of  Candles. 


Remarks  on  Teusday  December  7th.  1779 


AM  Moderate  Breezes  and  Dirty  Weather,  People  employd  variously 
sent  some  Casks  on  Shore  for  Water,  Reed.  1207  lb.  Beef  77  lb.  Mutton 
400  Loaves  of  Bread  1218  lb.  af  Salt —    Expended  i  Bbl.  of  Flour 


1:44:] 


mnds 


NNE 


NW 

to 

SW. 


SEBE 
SBE 


NNW. 


ssw 


SW 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  December  8th:  1779. 


Fine  Weather  Swayed  up  Yards  &  TopMasts,  unmoord  Ship  and  got 
all  Clear  for  going  to  Sea,  PM  do.  Weather  Received  Reed.  10  Gang  Cask 
of  Water,  &c,  307  Loaves  of  Bread,  in  the  Evening  Moored  Ship  again 
with  Starboard  Tacks  to  the  Westward, 


Remarks,  on  Thursday  December  gth.  1779- 


Dirty  Rainy  Weather,  People  Employd  in  Arranging  the  Sparrs,  on 
the  Booms  and  other  Necessary  Duty,  Carpenters  repairing  the 
Barge,  in  the  Evening  Cleared  Hause, 


Remarks  on  Friday  December  loth.  1779 


AM.  Pleasant  Weather,  and  small  Breeze  of  Wind,  unmoord  Ship 
and  Hove  short  on  the  other  Cable,  expecting  to  go  to  Sea,  but  tlic 
Wind  Hauled  to  the  Southward,  &  the  Pilot  refused  to  carry  us  out 
in  the  Afternoon,  Hove  up  our  Anchor,  went  a  little  farther  to  the 
Northward,  and  Moored  Ship,  Two  of  our  People  Died,  Reed  1370  lb 
of  Beef  &  Mutton  312  lb.  Candles  Broachd  4  Pipe  of  Brandy 


Remarks  on  Satarday  December  nth . .   1779 


A  M.  Hazy  Weather,  People  Employd  variously.   Reed,  on  Board 
several  Planks,  sent  the  2  Dead  Men  on  Shore,  P.  M.  Fair 
Weather  Exercised  the  Cannon 


Remarks  on  Sunday  December  12th.  1779- 


Small  Breezes  of  Wind  attended  with  Rain,  unbent  the  Main  Top 
Sail,  and  Bent  another,  Rccd.  3  Hhds.  of  Gin  2  Cask  of  Sand 


Remarks  on  Monday  December  13th.  1779 — 


Small  Breezes  &  Rain,  Hands  Employd,  Sundry  Jobbs.  Sail  Makers 
Enlarging  the  Fore  Top  Sail,  4  Men  Deserted,  Broachd  2  Bbls.  of  Beef 
I  Bbl.  of  Flour    i  Box  of  Candles 


1:453 


winds 


Remarks  on  Teusday  December  14th:  1779 — 


AM.  Fresh  Gales,  and  Squally.   Lovverd  down  the  Lower  Yards  P.M 
Hard  Gales  Veered  out.  10  Fathom  of  our  best  Bower  Cable,  soon  after 
Perceived  the  Cable  to  be  stranded.  Just  forward  of  the  Bitts,  Ten  or 
WNW       i  Twelve  Fathom  from  the  End,  hove  it  in  Cut  it  of?  and  spliced  another 

Cable  too  it.  and  veered  out  about  18  fathom  of  said  Cable,  and  the  whole 
of  the  small  Bower,  both  Anchors  a  Head. 


NNW 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  December  J 5th . .  1779 — 

AM.  Fresh  Breezes  and  thick  Weather,  at  7  Got  to  Work  Heaving  in 
our  Cables,  a  Boat  came  off  with  Beef  and  Bread,  sent  in  her  Part 
of  our  Prisoners,  to  the  Serapis  P.M.  Pleasant  Weather,  sent  the 
Remainder  of  our  Prisoners,  to  the  Serapis  except  some  Sick  and 
Wounded,  in  the  Evening  Hove  up  the  small  Bower  Anchor,  and 
Moored  Ship  again 

Reed.  1828  lb.  Beef  350  Loaves  of  Bread    Broachd  i  Firkin  of  Butter 


Remarks  on  Thursday  December  i6th.  1779 — 


SSW 

NNW 


Westy 


AM  Moderate  Breezes  of  Wind,  and  fair  Weather,  People  variously 
employed.  Carpenters  repairing  the  Barge,  PM  Clear  Weather 
Swayed  up  Yards  &  Top  Masts,  Reed.  12  Gang  Cask  of  Water 


Remarks  on  Friday  December  17th.  1779— 


AM  Pleasant  Weather,  People  variously  employd.  Reed.  1700  lb.  Beef 
950  lb  Bread.  Broaehd  I  Teirce  of  Rum  I  Pipe  of  Gin 


Remarks  on  Satarday  December  i8th. .  1779- 


Moderate  Breezes  and  Rainy  Weather,  all  Hands  Employd  as 
most  Necessary. 


n46:i 


mnds 


Remarks  on  Sunday  December  igth:  1779 — 


WSW 


AVSW 


NEBN 


ENE 
North 

NEBN 
NWBW 


WNW. 


Moderate  Breezes  and  thick  Weather,  AM.  Careened  Ship,  and 

Scrubbed  her  Bottom,  the  Larboard  Side  People  employd  Cleaning  Decks 

Broachd  I  Box  of  Candles.   Carpenters  shutting  up  the  After  Hatchway 


Remarks  on  Monday,  December  20th.  1779 


First  Part  Fresh  Gales,  and  Dirty  Weather,  at  5  AM.  Lowerd  Down  the 
Fore  &  Main  Yards,  at  8  Cleared  Hause,  the  Middle  of  the  Day  Clear 
Weather  Loosed  Courses  to  Dry.   People  Employd  as  most  necessary 
Carpenters  as  Yesterday  in  the  Evening  Squally  Roove  one  New  Fire 
Gears 


Remarks  on  Teusday  December  Zist.  1779 


First  Part  small  Breezes.   Swayed  up  the  Lower  Yards ;  and  began  to 
unmoor  Sliip,  but  before  we  could  accomplish  it  the  Wind  Changed  to 
the  Westward,  Moored  Ship  again  Loosed,  the  Sails.  P.AL  Creened  Ship 
and  scrubbed  her  Bottom  on  the  Starboard  Side,  a  Dutch  Boat  Brought 
13  Cask  Gang  Water,  Handed  Sails  and  Righted  Ship,  Carpenters  employd 
Caulking  up  the  After  Hatchway,  Broachd  i  Teirce  of  Rum 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  December  22nd.  1779- 


Begins  with  thick  Weather,  and  Rain— at  4  A^L  Got  up  the  Larboard 
Anchor  At  8  the  Wind  came  North,  fresh  Breezes.  Lowerd  down,  the 
Fore  and  Main  Yards.   P.M.  Fresh  Gales  from  N.  to  NWBW  struck  the 
Top  Masts  Veered  out  100  Fathom,  of  the  Starboard  Cable,  and  let  go  the 
Larboard  Anchor  at  10  Hove  a  Head,  with  the  Starboard  Cable  to  the 
Moorings.   Reed.  2108  lb.  Beef  &  1375  lb.  Bread 


Remarks  on  Thursday  December  23rd.  1779- 


Fair  Weather,  all  Hands  variously  Employed  Broachd  one  Barrell  of 
Beef 


1:473 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Friday  December  24th.  1779 — 


WNW 
Easty. 


Easty. 


Fine  Pleasant  Weather  got  up  Yards  &  Top  Masts  at  7  AM.  a  Dutch 
Lighter  came  along  Side  with  1 1  Gang  Casks  of  Water,  Hoisted  them  in 
and  started  them,  at  8  Reed,  from  Amsterdam  the  following 
Articles  \'izt.  7710  lb.  Bread 


60  Barrels  of  Beef 
22  do.  of  Pork 
8  do.  of  Flour 
2  Teirces  of  Salt 
I  do.  V^inegar 


1 1  Boxes  of  Candles 
10  Casks  of  Liquor 
5  Casks  of  Water 
1 6  Sacks  of  Pease 
45  lb.  Coffee 
50  lb.  Sugar 


Remarks  on  Satarday  December  25th.  1779 — 


Pleasant  Weather,  unmoored  Ship  expecting  to  go  to  Sea,  at  4  P.M.  a 
Lighter  from  Amsterdam,  came  along  side  with  Water  and  Wood  People 
Employd  discharging  her,  Broachd  i  Cask  of  Brandy 


Remarks  on  Sunday  December  26th.  177Q- 


Pleasant  Weather,  all  Hands  Employd  Clearing  the  Lighter,  and  start- 
ing the  Water  into  Casks  in  the  Hold,  still  Riding  by  a  Single  Anchor, 
at  5  PM.  Finished  Discharging  the  Lighter,  sent  away  in  her  26  Bbls. 
of  Pork  that  was  received  from  Amsterdam,  it  being  much  damaged, 
owing  to  it  not  being  propperly  Salted,  Just  as  the  Lighter  put  off 
from  a  Long  Side,  the  Ship  struck  a  Drift.  ,  Let  go  another  Anchor, 
but  could  not  stop  her,  before  she  got  fowl  of  a  Dutch  Merchant  Ship, 
that  lay  to  the  Eastward  of  us,  Carryd,  away  her  Jibb  Boom  and  Sprit 
Sail  Yards  and  damaged  us  in  our  Starboard  Quarter,  at  10  got  Clear 
of  her,  and  Hove  in  the  Starboard  Cable,  found  that  was  it  cut  off 
about  8  or  10  Fathom,  from  the  Anchor,  Let  go  the  Sheet  Anchor,  and 
brought  her  up  with  her  two  Anchors  a  Head,  close  in  with  the  Helder, 
Received  1014  lb.  Bread 


Remarks  on  Monday  December  27th.  1779 


Fresh  Breeze  of  Wind  at  4  AI\L  Hove  up  our  small  Bower  Anchor  at  9 
Got  a  Spring  on  the  Sheet  Cable,  from  our  Starboard  Quarter  to  Cant 
the  Ship,  at  10  Cut  the  Cable,  and  got  under  Way.  with  several  Dutch 
Men  of  War,  and  a  Number  of  Merchantmen,  at  1 1  Got  Clear  of  the  Bay 
and  Hove  too  for  a  Boat  to  take  out  the  Pilot 
Reed.  1665  lb.  Beef 


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Remarks  on  Teusday  28th.  Decemr.  I77p 


These  24  Hours  fresh  Breezes  of  Wind  &  Cloudy 
Weather  the  Pilot  left  us.  and  we  Bore  away  under  2d. 
Reef  Top  Sails  &  Fore  Sail,  At  i  PM.  Camper  Down 
Bore  ENE  at  2iLeag.  at  4  P.M.  Handd.  Miz.  Top 
Sail.  &  Close  Reefd,  Fore  &  Main  Top  Sails,  in  doing 
it  Split  the  Fore  Top  Sail,  and  got  it  down  to  mend,  at 
5  Handd.  Main  Top  Sail,  at  6  the  Maze  Lights  Bore, 
South.  Distt.  2  Leage.  got  a  New  Cable,  bent  to  the 
Remaining  Anchor,  Broachd  1  Box  of  Candles  At  3 
A.M.  Sett  Main  and  Mizen  Top  Sails  got  the  Fore 
Top  Sail  up  to  Bend,  and  Let  the  Reefs  out  of  the 
Main  &  Mizen  Top  Sail,  Set  Stay  Sails,  and  Fore  Top 
Mast  Steerg  Sails,  at  9  saw  Land  on  Both  Sides,  of  us, 
several  Vessels  in  Sight  At  10  Past  by  Calais  in  Fore 
Top  Mast  Steerg  Sail  Bent  a  Cable  to  the  Stream 
Anchor,  At  Meridian  Calais  Clifts  bore,  SEBS.  Dis- 
tance 2  Leagues 


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Remarks  on  Wednesday  zgth.  December  1779 


Begins  Moderate  Breezes  &  thick  Weather,  Set  Steerg. 
Sails  &  Driver,  at  4  PM.  a  High  Point  of  Land  to  the 
Eastward  of  Bolougne,  bore  East  about  9  Leags 
Distt. took  in  the  Driver, 


Saw  several  Sail  of  Vessels  in  the  Run  of  the  Night 
At  9  A.M.  Saw  the  Isle  of  Wight  Bearg.  NBW 
At  10  do.  all  Hands  to  Quarters  up  all  Hammocks 
Exercised  the  Cannon — 


1:49: 


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SEBE 


SE 


EBS 


Remarks  on  Thursday  December  30th:  1779 — 


East 
SE 

SEBE 


First  part  of  these  24  Hours,  Modte.  Breezes  and 
Hazy  Weather,  at  \  PM.  Cape  La  Hogue  Bore, 
WSW  DIstt.  5  Leagues  At  2  A.M.  Squally,  took  in 
Steering  Sails.   Set  Stays  Sails  Hauld  up  as  p  Log. 
Took  in  Top  Gallt.  Sails 


Latter  Part  Fresh  Breezes  &  Clear,  Weather,  at  5 
Reefd  Top  Sails 


At  Meridian  give  Chace,  to  a  Ship  &  a  Brig 

People  Employd  Scrubbing  their  Hammocks, 
Expended  I  Barrell  of  Pork 


Lattd.  Obsd.  .49*. .  14"  North. 


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Courses 

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SEBS 

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Remarks  on  Friday  December  Jist.  1779 — 

Fresh  Breezes  and  Cloudy  at  2  P.M.  Spoke  with  the 
Ship  She  was  a  Sweede  from  Stockholm,  at  the  same  time 
spoke  a  Brig  from  Dantzick,  at  I  Spoke  a  Dutch  Gal- 
liot at  4  Handed  Main  Sail,  at  8  Handed  Mizen  Top 
Sail  and  Hauled  up  Fore  Sail,  a  Large  Sea,  Housed  all 
Guns 


Expended  i  But.  I  Puncheon  12  Gang  Casks  of  Water 
and  I  Barrel  of  Salt  Beef 

At  \  Past  7  AM.  Layed  the  Main  Top  Sail  Aback 
Sounded  80  Fathom,  Gray  Sand,  and  small  Shells 
At  Meridian  Close  Reefd  Top  Sails 


Lattd.  Obsd.  49*. .  18"  North 


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Courses 

Remarks  on  Satarday  Janry.  ist.  1780 

I 

SSE 

First  Part  Fresh  Breezes  and  Cloudy  Weather  set  the 

2 

6 

Courses.   Large  Sea  Got  down  Top  Gallt.  Yards. 

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Coopers  employed  Repairing  some  Provisions,  Received 

3 

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Remarks  on  Sunday  January  2nd.  177Q 

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SE 

Small  Breezes  of  Wind  &  thick  Weather,  at  3  PM 

2{     I 

I 

WSW 

SSE 

saw  a  Sail  Bearing  NWBW.  Set  all  Sail  in  Chace  of 

3 

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her,  got  the  Main  Top  Gallt.  Yard  athwart,  at  5  Past 

4 

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Just  to  Windward  of  her,  she  standing  Eastward 

5 

3 

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Tackd  after  her,  but  it  being  very  dark,  could  see 

6 

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SSE 

Nothing  of  her  afterwards. 

7 

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Expended  i  BarrcU  of  Beef  2  Butts  of  Water 

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Winds 


Remarks  on  Monday  Janry.  3rd.  ijjg — 


sw 


SBW 

ssw 

WEN 

North 
ENE 


SE 


Small  Breezes  and  thick  Weather,  People  variously 
employd,  Expended  2  Butts  of  Water,  i  Bbl.  of  Pork, 


SEBE 
SE 


At  6  A  M.  Saw  a  Sail,  gave  Chace 

At  10  came  up  with  her,  sent  the  Yawl  on  Board  her, 

she  proved  to  be  a  Prussian  Galliot  bound  to  Bour- 

deaux 

No  Observation, 


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Winds 


SEBE 
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South 


SWBS 

SSW 

SBW 
South 
SSE 


Remarks  on  Teusday  Janry.  4th.  1779 


SEBS 

SE 

SEBE 

ESE 

East 


Moderate  Breezes  and  thick  Weather,  Expended 
2  Butts  of  Water,  i  Barrel  Beef  i  Barrel  Pork, 
Broachd  i  Keg  of  Butter  i  Box  of  Candles 


At  8  P.M.  Pleasant  Weather,  Tackd  Ship 

At  12  Thick  and  Cloudy 

At  7  A.M.  saw  a  Galliot  to  Windward,  People 
employed  variously.  Coopers  repairing  Provisions 
filled,  some  of  the  Empty  Water  Casks  with| 

Salt  Water] 


Lattd.  Obsd.  48,°  10"  No,, 


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Remarks  on  Wednesday  Janry.  5th.  1780. 

First  part  Moderate  Breezes  &  thick  Weather,  Ex- 
pended 2  Butts  of  Water,  I  Barrel  of  Beef  Broachd  i 
Box  Candles  At  3  P  M  Tackd  Ship,  at  4  saw  two  Sails 
to  Windward  At.  8  Tackd  again  at  10  fresh  Gales  at 
12  Close  reeft  Top  Sails  at  2  A  M.  in  Mizen  Top  Sail 
at  6  Saw  a  Sail  a  head  Let  2  Reefs  out  of  the  Top  Sails, 
at  9  Saw  two  Sails  to  Windward,  at  1 1  came  up  and 
spoke  with  the  first  Sail,  she  is  from  Amsterdam 
Bound  to  Surinam 


At  Meridian  left  her  and  made  Sail  after  the  other 
two 


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Remarks  on  Thursday  Janry.  6th.  1780 


SE 


Fresh  Breezes  and  Cloudy  Weather,  at  ^  Past  3  P  M 
were  a  Breast  of  the  2  Ships  some  Distance  to 
Windward,  Hoisted  English  Colours  &  fired  a  Gun  to 
Leeward,  they  Hoisted  Dutch  Colours  &  fired  a  Gun  to 
Windward,  at  4  Wore  Ship.  Run  as  p  Logp;,  at  5  AVore 
Ship,  again  &  handed  Mizen  Top  Sail  &  Main  Sail 
Close  Recfd  Fore  &  Main  Top  Sail,  Broaciid  2  Bbls.  of 
Beef  I  do.  of  Pork,  I  Box  of  Candles  3  Butts  of  Water 
At  7  A  M.  Saw  a  Sail  a  Head,  made  Sail  after  her 
at  10  Spoke  her,  she  proved,  she  proved  to  be  a  Ship 
from  Amsterdam  Bound  to  Cadiz,  at  the  same  time  saw 
Ships  to  Leward,  which  we  took  to  be  the  same  we  saw 
last  Night 

At  Meridian  saw  a  Cutter  to  Windward  bearing  down 
upon  us  hauled  Close  to  meet  her 

Lattd.  Obsd.  45T,  20"  No. 


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Remarks  on  Friday  Janry.  yth.  1780 — 

First  Part  Fresh  Breezes  &  thick  Weather,  at  I  P.M. 
the  above  Cutter  Hauled  her  Wind,  being  right  a  head 
of  us  we  gaining  fast  on  her.  At  3  she  Put  away  be- 
fore the  Wind,  we  set  all  Sail  before  the  Wind  after 
her,  gain  Nothing  on  her,  at  -J  Past  5  Lost  Sight  of  her, 
Took  in  Steering  Sails  Reefd  the  Top  Sails,  and 
Hauled  by  the  Wind  the  2  Ships  mentioned  above.  Just 
to  Windward  of  us.  at  10  Pleasant  Weather,  and 
Moderate  Breezes,  Expended  2i  Butts  of  Water,  at  9 
A  M.  Saw  3  Sails  to  Leward.  Two  of  them  we  Judge, 
to  be  the  two  Ships  beforementioned  the  other  a  Brig, 
at  10  Wore  Ship,  and  stood  towards  them  At  Meridian 
Hoisted  English  Colours,  they  Hoisted  Dutch  Colours. 
Hauled  our  Wind  to  the  Southward 


Lattd.  Obsd.  43^,  33"  No 


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Begins  small  Winds  and  Pleast.  Weather,  at  3  P.M. 

2 

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Calm  Lowerd  downs  Top  Sails,  all  Hands  employd 

3 

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setting  up  Rigging,  and  fixing  Broad   Pendants,  Ex- 

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s 

A  M.  then  Sprung  up  a  small  Breeze,  at  6  saw  four 

6 

Calm 

Sails  to  Leward,  3  of  them  we  Judge  to  be  the  same  3 

7 

we  saw  Yesterday,  the  other  a  Large  Ship  standing  to 

8 

the  Southward,  we  made  Sail  after  the  Brig,  at  10 

9 

Came  up  with  her,  Hoisted  out  the  Yawl,  and  sent  on 

10 

Board  of  her,  and  brought  the  Master  of  her  on  Board, 

II 

he  says  he  is  from  Liverpool  Bound  to  Leghorn 

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Remarks  on  Sunday  Janry.  gth,  1780 


Moderate  Breezes  and  Pleasant  Weather,  find  the  Brig 
to  be  English  Propertj'.  at  7  sent  a  Prize  Master 
and  4  Men  on  Board,  took  4  Men  and  a  Boy  out  of  her, 
made  Sail  and  Steerd  as  p.  Log.  The  Brig  in  Company. 


At  7  A  M  sent  the  Boat  on  Board  with  the  Master  of 
the  Brig,  and  one  of  our  People  more  to  go  in  her, 
One  Barrel  of  Beef  and  some  Candles  and  Bread,  sent 
them  for  America, 


Expended  2i  Butts  of  Water,  and  i  Barrel  of  Beef 
W^t.  250  lb  ■ 
Pleasant  Weather 

Lattd.  Obsd.  42,,  15  No. 


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Remarks  on  Monday,  Janry.  lO.  1780 

Fine  Pleasant  Weather  Moderate  Breezes  of  Wind,  at 
3  P  M  saw  a  Ship  standing  to  the  Northward,  at  4 
slie  Passed  us  to  the  Wesnvard,  about  i  Leage,  and 
Hoisted  American  Colours,  we  Hoisted  Dutch  Colours, 
at  5  we  Tackd  Ship  after  her,  in  hopes  of  coming  up 
with  her  in  the  Night  Expended  2  Butts  of  Water.  I 
Bbl.  of  Flour,  W.  200  lb.  at  6  A  M  wore  Ship  saw 
Nothing  of  the  Chace,  spoke  a  Dutch  Snow.     Bound 
to  Amsterdam  filled  some  Empty  Casks  with  Salt 
Water  in  the  Fore  Hold 


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Remarks  on  Teusday  Janry.  Jith.  lySo 

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Pleasant  Weather,  and  Moderate  Breezes  of  Wind, 
Expended  2^  Butts  of  Water,  i  Barrel  of  Pork,  I  Bar- 
rel of  Beef  " 

At  lo  P  M.  in  all  Stay  Sails 

At  12  Fresh  Breeze  and  Squally 

At  8  A.M.  Saw  a  Sail  a  Head,  and  two  on  our  Lee  Bow 

Sett  Top  Gallt  Sails  &  Staysails 

Lattd:  Obsd. .  43,,  00  No- 

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Pleasant  Weather,  at  3  came  up  with  the  Ship  that 
was  a  head  of  us  sent  the  Boat  on  Board  of  her. 

At  4  the  Boat  returned,  informed  us  she  is  a  Dutch 
Ship,  from  Marseilles  Bound  to  Bourdeaux,  Hoisted  in 
the  Boat  Expended  3  Butts  of  Water, 

At  12  small  Breezes  of  Wind,  at  i  in  Top  Gallt.  Sails 
at  4  in  in  Stay  Sails,  at  8  Thick  Weather,  and  Mod- 
erate Breezes  of  Wind,  Saw  3  Sail  on  the  Weather 
Bow.  and.  2  to  Leward  steering  Northward,  we  Kept 
close  to  the  Wind  in  Order  to  speak  to  a  Ship  to  the 
Windward,  at  Meridian  we  Hoisted  English  Colours, 
and  fired  a  Gun,  they  showd  Portuguese,  and  backd 
thier  Top  Sails,  got  a  Boat  out  and  sent  an  officer  on 
board  of  her.  Returned  soon  after  with  an  officer  of 
the  Ship 
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Remarks  on  Thursday  Janry.  13th.  1780 


Begins  fresh  Breezes  of  Wind  and  Cloudy  Weather, 
find  the  abovementioned  Ship  is  from  Portugal  bound  to 
Cork,  at  5  P  M  took  the  People  out  of  her,  who  were 
all  Portuguese,  and  put  3  officers  and  8  Men  on 
board  of  her,  at  8  the  Master  and  Mate  put  on  Board 
of  her.  Hoisted  in  Our  Boat  and  Wore  Ship 
the  other  Ship  h'kewise  Wore,  and  stood  to  the  West- 
ward in  Company  with  us  Expended  2^  Butts  of  Water 
I.  Barrel  of  Beef.  I  Firkin  of  Butter,  Close  Reefd 
Top  Sails  Handd  the  Main  Sail  Fresh  Gales  attend- 
ed wth.  Rain  at  1 1  handd  the  Main  Top  Sail  a  large 
Sea,  lost  Sight  of  the  Ship,  at  12  handd.  Mizen 
Top  Sail  at  4AM  Moderate  Breezes  Set  the  Main 
Top  Sail  at  4  Past  7.  saw  the  Ship  to  Inward,  bore 
away,  and  ran  down  to  her,  they  Informed  us  they 
had  Carried  away  thier  Fore  Yard,  and  tliat  the  Ship 
was  Leaky,  got  out  a  Boat  and  sent  a  Sail  Maker  on 
Board,  to  mend  her  Fore  Sail 


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Remarks  on  Friday  Janry.  14th.  1780 


West 
SW 


Begins  Calm  and  Pleasant  Weather,  sent  4  Barrels  of 
Provisions  on  Board  the  Portuguese  Ship,  and  got 
ready  400  Gallons  of  Water,  at  2  PM.  the  Portuguese 
sent  on  Board,  of  thier  Ship,  and  our  People  come  out 
of  her.  Brought  the  Provisions  aboard  again,  gave 
them  a  Fore  Yard,  and  left  them. 


At  6  PM.  some  Squalls  of  Rain  at  9  Pleast.  Weather 
Expended  3  Butts  of  Water,  i  Barrel  of  Pork,  i  Bbl. 
of  Flour 

At  I  A  M.  Light  Airs  of  Wind,  Let  the  Reefs  out  of 
the  Top  Sails  and  sett  Top  Gallt.  Sails  at  8  a 
fine  Breeze  of  Wind,  Sett  Top  Mast  Steering  Sails 


People  Emplojed  Cleaning  between  Decks  at  Meridian 
m  Fresh  Breezes  in  Steering  Sails 


Lattd.  Obsd.  43°.  49"  No. 

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Fresh  Breezes  and  thick  Weather,  at  5  P  M.  Spoke  a 

2 

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SEES 

Dutch  Ship  from  Amsterdam,  bound  to  Lisbon  Handed 

3 

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the  Main  Sail  at  ^  Past  9  Saw  the  Land  bearing  SEE. 

4 

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Distance  i  Leage.  Wore  Ship  and  stood  off.  Took  in 

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At  4  AM.  Wore  Ship  Handd.  Fore  &  Mizen  Top 

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2 

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3 

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4 

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Remarks  on  Sunday  Janry.  i6th.  1780 


SW 


SWEW 


SEW 


South 


West 


WEN 


Begins  Fresh  Gales  and  Dirty  Weather,  we  under  Fore 
Sail  and  Close  Reefd  Top  Sails  &  Mizen  Stay  Sail,  at  4 
PM.  Reefd  the  Fore  Sail,  and  sett  the  Main  Sail,  and 
Handed  the  Main  Top  Sail,  Launch  Top  Gallt  Masts, 
at  10  more  Moderate  a  Large  Sea,  at  4  A  M.  Wore 
Ship,  sett  the  Top  Sails,  at  6  AM  Saw  a  Ship  to  Le- 
ward,  Run  down  to  her,  and  shewd  English  Colours,  she 
shewd  Dutch.  Hauled  our  Wind  and  sett  Stay  Sails, 
and  let  one  Reef  out  of  the  Top  Sails  Swayed  up  the 
Top  Gallt.  Masts 


Expended  2  Bbls.  of  Beef  i  Bbl.  of  Flour,  i  Box  of 
Candles,  i  Firkin  of  Butter 


Lattd:  Obsd.  43,,  32  No 


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Winds 


West 


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WSW 


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WNW 

North 


Remarks  on  Monday  January  17th:  1780 — 


Begins  fresh  Breezes  and  Squally,  at  I  P.M  saw  the  Land  near  Ferrol 
at  4  came  to  an  Anchor  in  the  Harbour  of  Corrunna,  At  7  let  go  our 
Stream  Anchors,  at  8  A  M  a  Spanish  Boat  with  a  Number  of  Gentlemen 
came  on  Board,  Hoisted  out  the  Barge,  and  the  Captain  went  on 
Shore,  People  Employed  getting  the  Fore  Yard,  Fore  and  Aft  in  Order 
to  reduce  it,  the  Sail  A'laker  Employd,  Repairing  the  Sails,  Ends 
Fresh  Breeze  of  Wind,  Expended  i  Barrel  of  Pork,    2  Bbls.  of  Flour, 
I  Barrel  of  Beef 


Remarks  on  Teusday  January  i8th:  1780 — 


Fresh  Breezes  of  Wind  attended  with  Rain  in  Squalls  P  M.  People 
variously  employed,  A  M.  ditto  Weather,  spread  the  steering  Sails, 
and  other  Light  Sails  to  Dry.  broke  up  the  Upper  Tier  of  Water  Casks, 
and  sent  20  a  shore  in  a  Spanish  Boat,  tmbent  Fore  and  Main  Top 
Sails,  Carpenters  reducing  the  ]\Liin  ^'ard,  an  Inch  in  the  Slings,  and 
6  Feet  from  the  Length,  Received  606  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  January  iQth.  1780 


PM.  Fresh  Breezes  of  Wind  and  Clear  Weather,  People  variously  employd 
AM.  Ditto  Winds  attended  with  Plenty  of  Rain,  all  the  People 
refused  doing  Duty,  untill  they  got  some  Part  of  the  Money  due  them 
Reed  597  lb.  Beef  and  some  Vegetables 


Remarks  on  Thursday  January  20th.  1780 


PM  Small  Breezes  of  Wind,  and  Plenty  of  Rain,  the  People,  were 
satisfyd  by  the  Captain,  so  as  to  appear  chearfuUy  to  Duty  AM 
Pleasant  Weather,  Careened  Ship  in  Order  to  scrub  her  Bottom 
At  Meridian  a  Boat  came  off  with  an  Anchor, 


Remarks  on  Friday  January  21st.  1780 


PM.  Pleasant  Weather,  People  Employd  scrubbing  the  Ships  Bottom  & 
Blacking  the  Bends  AAL  Fresh  Breezes  and  Plenty  of  Rain.    Careened 
the  other  Side  and  Scrubbed  it.  got  down  the  Fore  Top  Sail  Yard,  and 
hove  up  the  small  Bower  Anchor  in  Order  to  lay  it  farther  to  the 
Southward 

Reed.  578  lb.  Beef        Broachd  i  Box  of  Candles 
300  Bread 


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Remarks  on  Satarday  January  22nd.  1780 


j   PM  small  Breezes  of  Wind  attended  with  Rain,  Moored  Ship  a  Boat  came 
!l  a  long  side,  with  20  Water  Casks,  A  M.  Pleasant  Weather  Hoisted  in 
West.  I  the  Water  came  off  last  Night  got  the  Fore  Top  Sail  Yard  athwart, 

and  did  other  Necessan'  Duty  Reed.  441  lb.  Beef  300  lb  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Sunday  January  23rd.  1780 — 

PM.  Pleasant  Weather,  People  variously  employed  AM.  Ditto  Weather, 
WNW         Nothing  Done,  a  Number  of  People  on  Shore  on  Liberty  Reed.  322  lb. 
Beef    600  lb.  Bread 


Remarks  on  Monday  January  24th.  1780 — 

P.M.  Pleasant  Weather,  Received  13  Cask  of  Fresh  Water,  A  M.  Ditto 
Weather.  People  variously  employed.  Reed.  593  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Teusday  January  25th.  1780 — 

PM  Fresh  Breezes  of  Wind  and  some  Rain,  Employed  setting  up  the 
EBS  |i  Rigging,  Staying  the  Masts,  got  the  Fore  Yard  athwart 

AM.  Employed  the  Rigging    Received  600  lb.  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  January  26th.  1780- 


P.M.  Light  Airs  Clear  Weather,  People  Employed  setting  up  the  Rig- 
SW  sing    Paying  the  Bends,  and  other  Necessary  Jobbs.  Reed.  950  lb. 

Beef 


Remarks  on  Thursday  January  27th.  .1780- 


Light  Airs  of  Wind,  Pleasant  Weather,  Received  an  Anchor,  sent 
another  on  shore  being  too  light    A  M.  Bent  the  Fore  Sail,  and 
unmoored  Ship,  and  sundry  other  Jobbs.  Reed.  600  lb.  Bread  &  Vege- 
tables   Broachd  i  Pipe  of  Gin  i  Keg  of  Butter,  the  Boatswain  Con- 
fined to  his  Cabbin 


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7 
8 

out 

North 

9 

lO 

II 

12 

I 

2 

3 
4 

5 
6 

At  4  PM 

Hauld 

ENE 

7 
8 

9 

lO 

II 

12 

Winds 


SSE 


Remarks  on  Friday  Janry.  28th.  1780 


Begins  Moderate  Breezes  and  Clear  Weather,  from  the 
Southward,  the  Governor,  came  on  board  with  a  Num- 
ber of  Gentlemen  to  view  the  Ship  Fired  a  Salute  of  13 
Guns  at  6  A  M.  sent  the  Boat  on  Shore,  for  the  People, 
People  employd  Heaving  Short,  and  Clearing  Decks,  at 
10  P.M.  Fired  a  Gun,  and  Hoisted  a  Signal  for  the 
Boats  to  come  off  at  12  PM  got  under  way  went  out 
with  the  French  Frigate.  La  Sensible  Bound  to  Brest 
we  Bound  on  a  Cruize, 


At  2  PM  Saw  a  Sail  to  Leward,  ga%e  Chace  came  up 
with  her,  At  4  Boarded  her,  she  proved  to  be  a  Dutch 
Snow,  from  Amsterdam  to  Lisbon,  Latter  Part  Clear 
Weather,  and  Fresh  Breezes. 


Lost  Sight  of  the  French  Frigate 


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Courses 

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4 

4 

4 

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6 

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4 

NEBE 

NE 

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6 

2 

NEBE 

II 

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2 

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2 

EBN 

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2 

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WBS 

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WNW 

6 

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WBN 

7 

2 

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2 

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I 

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4 

II 

I 

4 

12 

I 

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mnds 


South 


SSE 


SWBS 


Remarks  on  Satarday  Janry.  2gth:  1780 


Begins  Moderate  Breezes  and  Clear  Weather 


At  4  AM  Wore  Ship  to  the  Westward,  at  I  Past  6 
saw  the  Land  Bearing  SBW.  about  7  Leags.  Distt. 


No  Observation  this  day 


l(>ll 


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K 

Hi 

Courses 

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ssw 

2 

3 

3 

3 

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6 

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6 

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8 

4 

9 

4 

lO 

4 

II 

3 

12 

I 

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3 

WNW 

2 

3 

3 

3 

4 

3 

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NWBW 

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7 
8 

2 
2 

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WNW 

9 

2 

4 

lO 

2 

4 

II 

2 

4 

12 

2 

4 

Winds 


NEBE 


NNE 


NBE 


Remarks  on  Sunday  Janry.  JOth.  1780 

Begins  fresh  Gales  and  Squally.  Employd  Clearing  the 
Lumber  from  between  Decks.  &  stowing  it  away  in  the 
Hold  Sundry  other  Jobbs,  at  5  PM.  Hauled  up  Main 
Sail,  and  Wore  Ship  to  the  Northward,  took  in  2  Reefs 
of  the  Top  Sails  Fresh  Gales  and  Squally  with  Rain 


At  6  Close  Reefd  Fore  &  Main  Top  Sails,  &  Handd. 
the  Mizen  Top  Sail,  Struck  Top  Gallt.  Yards.  & 
Handd.  the  Main  Sail 


Expended  2  Barrels  of  Beef  i  Barrel  of  Pork 
At  12  P.M.  Fresh  Gales  and  thick  Weather, 

At  4  AM.  Ditto  Weather, 

At  8  AM  Moderate  Breezes  &  Hazy  with  Rain 

At  9  Saw  a  Sail  Let  the  Reefs  out  of  the  Top  Sails 
a  large  Swell  from  the  Eastward 

Lattd.  Obsd. .  44  T.    19"  North. 


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wr 

Courses 

Winds 

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SBE 

SWBW 

2 

3 

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4 

4 

7 

4 

5 
6 

7 
7 

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NBW 

WBS 

7 
8 

6 
6 

9 

4 

10 

4 

II 

5 

12 

I 

S 
6 

NWBN 

2 
3 

5 
6 

4 

4 

4 

4 

S 
6 

4 

4 

7 
8 

q 

2 

2 
2 

4 
4 
4 

SWBW 

SBE 

10 

II 

2 
2 

4 

4 

SW 

SSE 

12 

2 

4 

Remarks  on  Monday  Janry  31st.  1780 — 

Begins  Fresh  Gales  and  Squally,  with  Rain  from  the 

Eastd. 

At  7  PM.  Splitt  the  Fore  Top  Sail 

At  8  Handed  it ;  Handed  Main  &  Mizen  Top  Sail 


At  10  Do.  Weather  Blows  very  Hard, 


At  12  Do.  Weather,— 

Expended  2  Bbls.  of  Beef  i  Bbl.  of  Pork,  i  Bbl.  Flour 

I  Box  of  Candles, 

At  4  AM  Moderate  Breezes  &  a  Large  Sea  unbent  the 
Fore  Top  Sail 


At  8  made  Sail  Moderate  Breezes  and  Clear  Weather 


Lattd.  Obsd.  44"  .  .  31"  North 


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3 

NNW 

EBS 

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4 

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4 

lO 

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4 

II 

3 

4 

12 

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4 

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4 

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3 

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8 

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NWBW 

NEBE 

9 

4 

iW 

iE 

TO 

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NW 

NNE 

II 

2 

12 

2 

NWBW 

NEBN 

Remarks  on  Teusday  Febry.  1st.  lySo 


Begins  Light  Winds  &  Clear  Weather,  People  Em- 
ployd  cleaning  the  between  Decks,  and  Scrubbing 
Hammocks  &  other  Necessary  Jobbs 


Expended  l  Barrel  of  Beef 

At  8  Light  Winds  &  Clear  Weather, 

At  9  Squally  with  Rain,  at  lo  Handd.  ^lizn.  Top  Sail 
At  1 1  Set  the  Mizcn  Top  Sail  again 


No  Observation 


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lO 

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8 

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lO 

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Courses 

Winds 

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NWBW 

NEBN 

I 

4 

4 

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3 

2 

4 

4 

3 

4 

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North 

ENE 

4 

NBE 

EBN 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 
4 

SSE 

6 

7 

8 

8 

NBE 

3 

3 

Remarks  on  Wednesday  Febry.  2  nd.  1780 — 

Begins  Moderate  Breezes,  and  Squally  with  Rain. 
People  variously  employed  about  the  Ship 


At  4  PM  Ditto  Winds,  with  Showers  of  Rain 
At  6  do.  Weather 

At  8  Sprung  up  a  Breeze  from  the  Eastwd. 

At  10  Fresh  Gales  and  Cloudy 

Expended  i  Bbl.  of  Flour.   Broachd  i  Pipe  of  Gin  & 

I  Cask  of  Beans 

At  6  A  M.  Saw  a  Sail  on  the  Quarter  Wore  Ship  and 

gave  Chace,  Sett  the  Main  Sail  .Mizzen  Top  Sail  & 

Jibb 

At  9  A1\L  came  up  and  spoke  her,  she  proved  to  be  a 
Letter  of  Marque,  Ship  from  Virginia,  Bound  to 
Bourdeaux,  out  33  Days.  John  Gale  Commander, 


Lattd:  Obsd.  45°,,  46"  North 


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7 
8 

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4 

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lO 

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3 

SBE 

EBN 

II 

3 

4 

12 

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I 

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I 

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5 
6 

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ENE 

EBS 

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9 

lO 

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3 

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East 

EBN 

SE 

SSE 
SEES 

II 

I 

4 

12 

2 

4 

Remarks  on  Thursday  February  3rd.  1780 — 

Begins  Fresh  Breezes  and  Squally,  at  I  P.M  made  a 
Sail  on  our  Larboard  Quarter,  Wore  Ship  gave  Chace, 
Out  all  Reefs,  Set  Steering  Sails  got  Top  GaUt. 
Yards  athwart  set  Top  Gallt.  Sails,  at  5  P  M  gave 
over  Chace,  Wore  Ship  to  the  Eastward,  Reefd  the 
Top  Sails  Light  Winds  &  Squally 


Expended  i  Barrel  of  Beef 

Departed  this  Life  Benjn.  Powers  Master  at  Arms 
At  4  A  M.  Light  Winds  &  Clear  Weather,  the  Ship  in 
Sight 

At  6  A  M.  Tacked  Ship  to  the  Southward 
At  8  Small  Winds  &  Pleasant  Weather, 

At  10  Backd.  Main  &  Miz  Top  Sail  Hauled  down 
Jibb  &  Main  Top  Mast  Stay  Sail,  Hoisted  out  the 
Yawl  went  on  Board  the  Ship  in  Company 
Lattd:Obsd.  45°,,  15"  North 


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Courses 

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EBS 

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SSE 

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SBE 

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5 

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6 

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9 

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II 

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ENE 

SE 

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4 

6 

5 

4 

7 

S 

8 

5 

Q 

4 

EBN. 

SEBS 

10 

4 

ESE 

II 

4 

12 

4 

Remarks  on  Friday  Febry,  4th.  1780 


Begins  Fresh  Gales  &  thick  Weather,  from  the  South- 
ward 

At  4  PM.  Fresh  Gales  &  Squally  with  Rain,  at  5  PM 
sent  the  Yawl  on  Board  the  Ship  in  Company,  with  her 
Captain  and  a  Passenger, 


At  6  Fresh  Gales  &  thick  Weather, 

At  8  Fresh  Gales  and  Squally 

At  9  Handed  down  the  Main  Top  Sail  Struck  Top 
Gallt  Yards,  Hauled  up  the  Mizen  down  Stay  Sails 
Fore  and  Aft, 


Expended  2  Bbls.  of  Pork,  Broachd  i  Box  of  Candles 

At  4  A  M.  Fresh  Gales  and  a  Large  Sea 
Broachd  2  Barrels  of  Beef 


No  Observation 


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Courses 

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SE 

NW 

6 

S 
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ENE 

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8 

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9 

5 

lO 

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6 
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8 

6 
6 

9 

6 

lO 

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II 

4 

12 

4 

Remarks  on  Satarday  Febry.  5th.  lySo 

Begins  Moderate  Breezes  &  a  Large  Sea,  wth  Rain, 
saw  a  Ship  to  the  Westward,  Tackd  Ship  and  gave 
Chace  at  4  PjM  Spoke  to  her  she  was  from  Stockholm 
Bound  to  Lisbon,  at  4  P  M  Wore  Ship  and  stood  to 
the  ENE. .  Expended  2  Barrels  of  Beef 


At  10  Reeft  Top  Sails  and  Sett  Main  Stay  Sail 
Retook  a  small  French  Bark,  that  had  been  taken  by 
a  Geurnsey  Privateer,  Laden  with  Wine  from  Bour- 
deaux,  sent  a  Midshipman,  and  3  Hands  on  Board, 
her,  and  took  her  in  Tow. 


At  Meridian  found  her  to  be  very  Weak  &  Leaky  to 
Bear  Towing,  we  Hailed  by  the  \Vind,  and  Layd  our 
Top  Sails  a  back,  in  Order  to  take  the  Men  out  of  the 
Prize — 


Lattd.  Obsd.  47*. .  16"  North 


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WNW 

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8 

4 
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9 
10 

8 
8 

II 
12 

8 
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6 

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9 
8 

NBE 

8 

6 

9 

6 

10 
II 

4 
4 

SBE 

12 

4 

Remarks  on  Sunday  Febry.  6th.  1780 — 


Begins  with  thick  Weather,  &  fresh  Breezes,  Cut  away 
the  Masts  of  the  Prize,  and  got  her  a  long  Side, 
took  out  of  her,  her  Main  &  Fore  Sail,  &  Fore  Top 
Sail  a  small  Hauser,  &  1 1  Casks  of  Wine,  before  we 
could  get  anything  more,  she  Sunk,  served  the  Ships 
Company,  i  Cask,  of  Wine,  at  12  P^L  Do.  Weather 
at  4  PAL  Do.  Weather,  made  Sail,  and  Immediately 
After  saw  a  Fleet,  to  Leeward.  Hauled  our  Wind  and 
made  Sail  from  them,  a  Large  Sea  with  Fresh  Gales,  at 
10  Wore  Ship  and  stood  towards  the  Fleet  at  i  Past  1 1 
Carryd  away,  the  Larboard  Main  Top  Sail  Sheet,  took 
in  the  Top  Sails 


Broachd  I  Barrel  of  Beef  2  Bbls.  of  Pork,  I  Bbl.  of 
Flour,  I  Butt  of  Water 

Lattd.  Obsd .-47*..  46"  N 


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2 

ENE 

2 

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3 

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4 

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8 

3 

4 

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SBE 

9 

4 

4 

lO 

5 

II 

5 

12 

5 

I 

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6 

5 
S 

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8 

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5 
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ENE 

lO 

II 

5 
6 

NE 

12 

6 

Winds 


WBN 


NW. 


Remarks  on  Monday  Febry.  J:  1780 

Begins  Fresh  Gales  and  Squally  with  a  Large  Sea,  we 
in  Chace  of  the  Fleet  under  our  Fore  Sail  Main  and 
Mizen  Stay  Sails,  at  2  PM.  Wore  Ship  to  the  North- 
ward, Three  Ships  out  of  the  Fleet  standing  towards 
us,  Hove  out  a  Signal  to  the  Livingston  the  Ship  in 
Company  to  follow  us  At  4  Lost  Sight  of  the  Fleet, 
got  down  Top  Gallt.  Yards. 


At  6  the  Weather  more  Moderate,  bore  away  under 
our  Fore  Sail,  at  12  PM.  Sounded  and  got  Bottom  85 
fathom  Gray  Sand,  at  4  PM.  Sounded  the  same  Depth 
of  Water,  at  6  Moderate  thick  Weather,  Spoke  the 
Livingston  desired  them  to  make  Sail  got  up  Top  Gallt. 
Yards,  sett  Top  Gallt.  Sails 


Broachd  I  Bbl.  of  Beef  i  Cask  of  Wine 
No  Observation 


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K 

4 

HC 

4 

Courses 

I 

ENE 

2 

4 

4 

3 

4 

4 

4 

S 
6 

3 
3 

South 

7 
8 

3 
3 

SBE 

9 
10 

3 
2 

SSE 

II 
12 

2 
2 

4 

West 

I 
2 

2 
2 

4 
4 

WBN 

3 

3 

4 

3 

S 
6 

2 
2 

WNW 

7 

2 

South 

8 

2 

9 

S 

4 

10 

5 

4 

II 

5 

4 

12 

5 

4 

Winds 


sw 


wsw 


sw 

ssw 


Remarks  on  Teusday  Febry.  8:  1780 


SWBS 

SW 

WSW 


Begins  Moderate  Breezes  thick  &  Hazy  Weather,  at  i 
PM  saw  the  Land  bearing  from  NE  to  E.  which  we 
Judge  to  be  the  Penmark,  At  5.  we  were  within  I 
League  of  the  Rocks,  WBN  from  thence,  we  Hailed  by 
the  Wind,  to  the  Southd.  Sounded  45  fathom  Water, 
fine  Gray  Sand,  our  Consort  in  Sight,  at  9  Sounded 
50  fathom,  at  10  same  Depth  Muddy  Bottom,  Thick 
Weather,  attended  with  Rain  at  1 1  Tackd  At  6  AM. 
Wore  Ship  to  the  Southd .    .  Sounded  60  Fathom  of 
Water,  fine  Gray  Sand,  Do.  Weather,  at  9  Sett  Main 
Sail  &  Main  Top  Mast  Stay  Sail  &  Jibb  Discovered 
the  Land  Head  to  be  Loose 
Broachd  i  Bbl.  of  Pork 

I  Box  of  Candles 

I  Cask  of  Wine 


No  Observation 


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K 
3 

l-K 

Courses 

Winds 

I 

SBW 

WBS 

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3 

3 

4 

3 

2 

4 

SSW 

West. 

5 
6 

3 
3 

4 

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8 

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SBW 

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lO 

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II 

3 

4 

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4 

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ESE 

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8 

5 
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NNE 

9 

4 

lO 

4 

II 

12 

3 
3 

NW 

SWBW 

Remarks  on  Wednesday  Febry.  gth:  1780 

Begins  Moderate  Breezes  and  Rain  Sounded  63 
Fathom  Water,  fine  Sand,  at  6  PM.  Close  Reefd  the 
Top  Sails 


Expended  i  Bbl.  of  Pork.  I  Cask  of  Wine 

Broachd  2  Bbls.  of  Beef  i  Box  of  Candles 

At  10  Sounded  65  Fathom  Water, 
At  I  AM.  Wore  Ship,  at  5  Out  Reefs,  at  6  spoke  a 
Dutch  Galliott  Bound  to  Brest  she  informed  us 
Belslile  Bore  NNE  Distance  8  Leagues 


At  1 1  Belslile  a  Head  fine  Pleasant  Weather,  the 
Livingston  in  Company 


Lattd.  Obsd.  46*,,  39"  No 


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5 

6 

7 
8 

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12 


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Winds 

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4 

NNW 

West 

I 

I 

I 

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2 

NW 

SBW 

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4 

2 

4 

2 

4 

2 

I 

4 

I 

4 

2 

North 

2 

2 

2 

5 

NEBE 

5 

Remarks  on  Thursday  Febry.  loth:  1780 — 

Pleasant  Weather,  and  Light  Airs  of  Wind,  Belslile 
still  in  Sight  Sounded  50  Fathom  Water,  Gravell 
Stones  Expended  2  Bbls.  of  Beef.  At  6  PM.  Belslile 
North  End  bore  NEBN  about  3  Leagues  Distance,  At 
7  Sounded  45  Fathom  Water  with  Sand,  Hauled  up  our 
Courses,  took  in  Top  Gallt.  Sails  and  settled  the 
Top  Sails  At  4  AAL  Lay  too 


At  6  made  Sail  and  stood  in  for  the  Land, 

At  8  Saw  the  Isle  of  Groa  bearing  EBS. 

At  Merfdian  Close  in  with  Groa, 

Expended  2  Bbls.  of  Beef 
Broachd  i  Bbl.  of  Flour 

I  Pipe  of  Gin 
Reed.  325  lb.  Fresh  Beef 


z(>7':\ 


(Finds 


ESE 


EBS. 


Remarks  on  Friday  Febry.  nth:  lySo 


Pleasant  Weather,  at  3  PM  came  to  an  Anchor,  within  the  Isle  of 
j  Groa  with  our  Larboard  Anchor,  the  Purser  went  to  L'Orient,  at  8 
Returnd  with  Beef,    the  Livingston  likewise  came  too  an  Anchor, 
Broachd     i  Bbl.  of  Flour 
I  Cask  of  Gin 
A.M.  Employed  Cleaning  the  Ship  several  Gentlemen  on  Board  from 
L'Ort. 


Remarks  on  Satarday  Febry.  I2th.  1780- 


Fresh  Breezes  and  Pleasant  Weather,  till  Evening,  the  Captain  went 
to  L'Orient,  the  Boat  returned,  with  729  lb  Beef  &  50  lb.  Bread, 
thick  Weather  all  Night  in  the  Morning  Pleasant  Weather,  People 
Employd  making  Points  &  Gasketts.  Knolling  Yarns  for  Spun  Yarn. 


Remarks  on  Sunday  Febry.  13th.  1780- 


Fair,  But  very  Cold  Weather,  People  Employd  as  before. 
Reed.  717  lb.  Beef  Broachd    i  Cask  of  Butter. 


Remarks  on  Monday  Febry.  14th.  lySo— 


Fair  and  Cold  Weather,  PM.  People  variously  employed,  A  M  People 
Employed,  making  Points  and  Gasketts.  sent  2  Casks  to  L'Orient 
for  Water 
Broachd  i  Box  of  Candles,  i  Cask  of  Wine, 


Remarks  on  Tensday  Febry.  15th.  1780 — 


PM.  Fair  and  Cold  Weather,  People  Employd,  making  Points  and  Spun 
Yarn,  at  5  OClock  got  down  Top  Gallt.  Yards,  Broachd  2  Bbls.  of 
Pork,  I  of  them  destroyd  by  the  Ratts 

AM.  Do.  Weather,  People  Employd  as  above,  the  Boat  went  to  L'Orient 
with  some  of  the  Sick,  Reed.  700  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  Febry.  16th.  lySo- 


PM.  Fair  Weather,  Moderate  Breezes  of  Wind,  People  Employd  making 
Points  and  Spun  Yarn.  A.M.  Do.  Weather,  Employed  washing  the  Ship 
Fore  and  Aft.  Received  300  lb.  Bread— 


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Winds 


East 


NW. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  ijth.  February  1780 


PM  Cold  Weather  Moderate  Breezes  of  Wind,  Received  from  L'Orient 
I  Anchor,  Wt.  3200  lb.  with  Orders  from  Capt.  Jones  to  get  an  An- 
chor left  by  the  Serapis,  In  the  Evening  do.  Weather,  the  People 
Employed  about  the  Serapis  Anchor,  Scrubbing  their  Hammocks  and 
other  Necessary  Jobbs 


Remarks  on  Friday  i8th.  February  1780 — 


PM  Fresh  Breezes  and  Fair  Weather,  got  up  the  Anchor,  but  could 

not  get  up  the  Cable,  without  the  Ships  getting  under  way,  went 

to  the  Anchor  got  it  to  the  Bow,  and  got  in  the  Cable  about  50 

fathom  A  IM  Do.  Weather,  Light  Airs  of  Wind,  Hove  up  our  Anchor, 

and  got  under  Sail  in  Order,  to  get  nearer  the  Port  of  L.'Orient 

At  Meridian  Calm  let  go  our  Anchor  again 


Remarks  on  Satarday  igth.  February  1780 


PM.  Pleasant  Weather,  at  i  OClocIc  sprung  up  a  small  Breeze  got 
under  Sail,  and  run  into  the  Harbour,  Moored  the  Sliip  to  the 
Kings  Moorings  AM.  Dirty  Squally  Weather,  People  variously  em- 
ployed. Carpenters  on  Shore  making  a  New  Sett  of  Tops  for  the  Ship 
Reed.  531  lb.  Beef    300  lb.  Bread,  i  Teirce  of  Gin 


Remarks  on  Sunday  20th.  February  1780- 


PM  Squally  Weather,  People  employd  getting  down  Top  Gallt.  Masts 

and  Yards,  and  unsecved  the  Running  Rigging 

AM.  Pleasant  Weather,  loosed  Sails  to  Dry  Reed.  683  lb.  Beef  522  lb. 

Bread 


Remarks  on  Monday  2 1st.  February  1780- 


P.M.  Pleasant  Weather  unbent  Sails  AM.  Ditto  Weather. 
People  \ariously  employed  12  of  them  on  shore  on  Liberty 
Received  862  lb.  Beef 


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Winds 

Remarks  on  Teusday  22nd.  February  1780 

PM.  Fair  Cold  Weather,  People  Employed  making  Points  and  other 
Necessary  Duty,  a  Sail  Maker  from  Shore  came  on  board,  and 
Measured  our  Spars  for  a  New  Sett  of  Sails  Reed  294  lb.  Bread, 
Broachd  1  Box  of  Candles,  AM.  Ditto  Weather  People  Employd  as  above 
At  1 1  Capt  Jones  came  on  board  and  gave  Orders  to  unrig  the  Ship 

Remarks  on  Wednesday  23rd.  February  1780 

NNW. 

PM.  Pleasant  Weather,  got  down  Top  Sail  Yards,  and  Top  Masts  and 
unrove  all  the  Running  Rigging  Reed.  650  lb.  Beef  522  lb.  Bread 
AM  Do.  Weather  People  Employd  getting  down  the  Top  Masts  Rigging 
and  other  necessary  Duty,  Capt.  Jones  and  some  French  Carpenters 
came  on  Board.  Mr.  Darling  the  Boatswain  released  from  his  Con- 
finement and  Ordered  to  resume  his  Station,  and  do  his  Duty 

Remarks  on  Thursday  24th.  February  1780 

SE 

P.M  Pleasant  Weather,  People  Employed  Rigging,  Carpenters  on  Shore 
making  sett  of  Tops,  for  the  Ship,  A  M  Thick  Weather,  and  small 
Rain,  People  Employd  repairing  the  Top  Mast  Rigging,  got  the  Brig 
that  we  took  the  first  Cruize,  along  Side  to  put  our  Stores  in 

Remarks  on  Friday  25th.  February  1780  — 

sw. 

PM  Pleasant  Weather,  People  Employd  getting  our  Stores  on  Board  the 
Brig  and  overhauling  the  Rigging  A  M.  Do.  Weather  Seamen  Employd 
at  the  Rigging  others  getting  Stores  into  the  Brig  getting  Water 
Casks  out  of  the  Hold,  sent  50  of  them  ashore.  Reed  800  lb.  Beef 
504  lb.  Bread 

Remarks  on  Satarday  26th.  February  1780 — 

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PM.  Fair  Weather  Fresh  Breezes.  Employd  getting  Stores  on  board  the 
Brig  and  fixing  the  Top  Mast  Rigging,  in  the  Evening  Squally  & 
fresh  Gales  of  Wind  had  about  20  Casks  of  Powder  damaged,  by  Mr. 
Frankford  Masters  Mate  Starting  Water  in  the  Hold,  so  much  as  to 
come  an  Inch  up  the  Casks  Heads  in  the  Magazine,— Employd  getting 
out  the  Powder,  Capenters  &  Gunners  Stores  and  Starting  the  Water 
Casks  out  of  the  Ground  Tier,— 

1:70] 


Winds 


West 


WSW. 


Remarks  on  Sunday  27th,,  February  jy8o — 


PM  Pleasant  Weather  People  variously  employed 
AM  Ditto  Weather 


Remarks  on  Monday  28th.  February  1780 — 


PM  Fair  Weather,  Moderate  Breezes  of  Wind,  People  variously  em- 
ployed, A  M.  Do.  Weather,  Employed  getting  out  Water  Casks  and 
sending  them  on  Shore,  and  putting  Stores  on  Board  the  Brig 


Remarks  on  Teusday  2gth.  February  1780 


PM  Fair  Weather,  Moderate  Breezes  of  Wind.  Employd  fixing  the 
Rigging,  the  Ship  Clearing  of  her  Stores  AM.  Do.  Weather,  Seamen 
Employed  getting  down  the  Fore  Rigging  and  Over  Hauling  it,  others 
getting  out  Water,  unbending  the  Cables,  and  putting  Sundry  Stores 
on  board  the  Brig 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  March  ist.  1780 


PM.  Pleasant  Weather,  Put  our  Cables  on  board  the  Brig  the  People 
Employd  about  the  Rigging,  Broachd  i  Box  of  Candles 
AM  Pleasant  Weather,  Employd  getting  the  Fore  Rigging  aloft 
and  Trimming  the  Ballast  aft.  three  Caulkers  from  the  Lusanne 
to  Caulk  between  Decks.  Capt.  Bell  came  on  Board 


Remarks  on  Thursday  March  2nd.  1780 


PM.  Fair  Weather,  Employd  about  the  Fore  Rigging  and  Rigging  the 

Fore  Yard,  in  Order  to  Lift  the  Bowspritt  (Trimming  the  Ballast 

Aft,  Carpenters  Employed  on  Shore,  making  the  Tops,  Reed. 

885  lb.  Beef  &  5241b.  Bread,  Broached  i  Cask  of  Brandy. 

AM.  Dirty  Weather,  Employd  Knotting  of  Yarns  and  other  Necessary 

Duty— 


1:71^ 


Winds 


West 


NNE 


SW. 


sw. 


SW 


Remarks  on  Friday  March  3rd.  1780 — 


PM.  Fair  Weather.  People  variously  employed, 

AM  Squally  Weather  and  got  up  the  ]\Iain  Top,  and  other  Necessary 

Duty 


Remarks  on  Satarday  March  4th..  1780 — 


At  PM  Squally  Weather,  Employd  getting  off  some  of  the  Main  Rigging 
and  Putting  Provisions  on  board,  the  Brig,  the  Carpenters  having 
finished  the  Tops,  came  on  Board,  Reed.  746  lb.  Beef  360  lb  Bread. 
AM.  Fine  Pleasant  Weather,  Employed  getting  down  the  Main  Rigging 
taking  up  the  Orlop  Decks,  and  other  Necessary  Jobbs 


Remarks  on  Sunday  March  5th.  1780 


PM  Moderate  Cloudy  Weather,  People  variously  employed,  Broachd.  I 
Box  of  Candles,  AM.  Do.  Weather,  got  out  the  Bow  Spritt,  and  Cutt 
2  feet  2  Inches  off  the  Heel, — Got  the  Main  Top  up 


Remarks  on  Monday  March  6th. .1780- 


PM.  Thick  Weather,  People  Employd,  fixing  the  Rigging  and  other 
Necessary  Duty.  Reed.  683  lb.  Beef  &  480  lb.  Bread. 
AM  Ditto  Weather  got  the  Bowspritt  in  again,  some  Hands  employd 
fixing  the  Main  Rigging,  others  as  Necessary 


Remarks  on  Teusday  March  7th.  1780 


PM.  Fair  Weather,  got  the  Fore  Top  on,  and  got  the  Cat  Water 

secured,  Hands  Employd  fixing  the  Main  Rigging  others  Employd  on 

Necessary  Jobbs. 

AM  Do.  Weather,  Hands  Employd  Rigging  the  Main 

Mast,  Bow  Spritt  &c. 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  March  8th.  J780- 


PM.  Moderate  Weather,  Employd.  Rigging  the  Ship  and  Trimming  the 
Ballast  forward.  Reed.  756  lb.  Beef  564  lb.  Bread. 
\  AM.  Do.  Weather  Employd  Rigging  the  Main  Mast  Bow  Spritt  and  other 
Necessary  Jobbs 


17^1 


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sw 


NE. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  March  gth:  1780 — 


People  Employd  Fixing  the  Rigging  Trimming  Ballast  forward  and 
other  Necessary  Duty. 

AM  Fair  Weather,  Employd  as  above,  2  Caulkers  of  the  Lusanne  at 
work  today.  Reed.  768  lb.  Beef  564  lb.  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Friday  March  loth:  1780 — 


PM.  Fair  Weather,  People  employd  Rigging  the  Ship  and  making  some 

Alterations  in  the  Hold. 

AM  Do.  Weather  Employd  as  above,  3  Caulkers  at  Work  between  Decks 


Remarks  on  Satarday  March  nth.  1780 


East 


PM  Pleasant  Weather,  People  Employd  about  the  Rigging  stowed  the 
Ballast  in  the  Hold,  Delivered  the  Anchor  that  we  received  at  the 
Isle  of  Groa,  to  a  French  Frigate  lying  here,  AM  Fair  Weather,  got 
the  Fore  Top  Mast  rigging  up,  Hands  still  Employd  stowing  of  Bal- 
last in  the  Hold,  and  other  Necessary  Duty 
Received  I  Barrel  of  Tar, 


Remarks  on  Sunday  March  12th.  1780 — 

PM  Fine  Pleasant  Weather,  Rigging  the  Ship,  and  Stowing  the  Ballast 
WSW        !  ^^^'^-  32  Coils  of  Cordage,  789  lb.  Beef  &  580  lb.  Bread.  AM.  Wet 
Dirty  Weather,  Employd  Cleaning  the  Ship  Fore  and  Aft 


Remarks  on  Monday  March  13th.  1780 

PM.  Pleasant  Weather,  Employd  Rigging  the  Main  Top  Mast  and  getting 
the  Main  Yard,  Fore  and  Aft.  in  Order  to  reduce  it  Reed.  377  lb. 
Beef  A  M  Ditto  Weather,  got  the  Top  Masts  up  Swayed  up  the  Fore  Yard, 
and  got  the  Mizen  Top  Sail  and  Cross  Yard  athwart 


1:733 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Teusday  March  14th:  1780 — 


South. 


WNW 


West 


WSW 


PM  Pleasant  Weather,  got  the  Fore  Top  Sail  Yard  athwart,  in  the  Top 
People  Emplovd  fixing  the  Rigging,  Carpenters  reducing  the  Main 
Yard.  Reed.  858  lb.  Beef  480  lb.  Bread,  Broachd  i  Butt  of  Gin,  i  Box 
of  Candles  AM.  Do.  Weather  got  a  Lighter  along  side,  in  Order  to 
put  our  Gravel  Ballast  into,  Employd  Rigging  the  Ship,  and  moving 
the  Iron  Ballast  forward  in  the  Hold,  Reed,  by  2  French  Boats  39 
Coils  of  Cordage    38  Skanes  of  Marline,  &  I  Barrel  of  Tar, 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  March  isth:  1780 — 


PM  Pleasant  Weather,  got  the  Main  Top  Mast  on  End,  People  Employd 
at  the  Rigging  Reducing  the  Main  Yard,  and  Building  a  New  Orlop 
Deck,  AM  Cold  Weather,  People  Employd  at  the  Rigging  and  other 
Necessary  Duty. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  March  i6th.  ij8o — 


PM  Pleasant  Weather  got  the  Main  Top  Sail  Yard  athwart,  &  Got  the 
Main  Yard  Rigged  &  swayed  up.  Reed.  615  lb.  Beef  &  516  lb.  Bread. 
AM.  Dirty  Rainy  Weather  employd  Cleaning  the  Decks  &  othe  Necessary 
Duty 


Remarks  on  Friday  March  lyth.  1780- 


PM  Moderate  Dirty  Weather,  People  Employed  taking  the  Turns  out  of 

the  Moorings,  Received  I  Teirce  of  Salt 

A  M  Do.  Weather  People  variously  employed. 


Remarks  on  Satarday  March  1 8th:  1780- 


PM.  Fresh  Breezes  and  Squally  Took  down  the  Gaily,  and  placed  the 
Coppers  in  the  Hold,  Carpenters  Employd  making  a  New  Main  Top  Gallt. 
Mast,  Laying  the  Orlop  Deck,  Altering  Carpenters  Boatswains  & 
Gunners  Store  Rooms,  Reed.  688  lb.  Beef  &  600  lb  Bread,  A  M  Fresh 
Gales  and  Rain  Found  the  Deck  under  the  Gaily  so  Rotten  as  Obliged 
us  to  lay  New  Plank  in  that  place 


1:743 


Winds 


WSW 


SE 


SW 


Remarks  on  Sunday  March  igth.  1780 


PM  Fresh  Breezes  and  Dirty  Weather  People  variousl)'  employed 

Broachd  i  Box  of  Candles.  &  i  Cask  of  Butter 

AM.  Ditto  Weather,  People  Employd  as  most  Necessary 


Remarks  on  Monday  March  20th.  lySo- 


PM  Thick  Dirty  Weather  People  variously  Employd  Reed.  833  lb.  of 
Beef  &  63  lb.  Bread.  A  M  Fair  Weather,  Employd  Tarring  the  Rigging 
and  other  Necessary  Duty  Carpenters  Employd  making  the  Top  Gallt 
Masts  and  laying  the  Deck  under  the  Gaily,  and  Building  the  Store 
Rooms,  a  new  forward,  Reed.  2  Bbls.  of  Tar,  sent  a  Number  of  Men 
to  the  Gun  Wharf  to  get  Cannon  ready  for  Shipping — 


Remarks  on  Teusday  March  21st.  1780 


PM.  Fine  Weather,  People  variously  Employed,  at  4  a  Lighter  came 
along  side,  with  13  Cannon,  11  of  which  18  Pounders,  the  other 
2,  Nine  Pounders,  got  purchases  fixed  for  them  Hoisting  in  a 
Number  of  Men  came  along  side,  that  had  lately  come  in  a  Cartell 
from  England — 

AM  Ditto  Weather,  Hoisted  in  the  Guns  Sent  the  Lighters  for  more 
the  Caulkers  not  on  Board  to  Day. 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  March  22nd.  1780 — 

PAL  Fair  Weather  People  Employd,  Tarring  Rigging  &  Blacking  the 
Sparrs.  at  4  OClock,  the  Lighter  came  along  Side,  with  12  Eighteen 
Pounders,  Hoisted  them  in.  One  of  our  People  Died  at  the  Hos- 
pital whicli  is  the  third  since  we  came  in,  Vizt.  Nathl.  Warner, 
West  Moses  Hilton  &  Henry  Wrightenton  several  others  have  Deserted 

Received  1252  lb  Beef  &  3,000  lb  Biscuits  A  M.  Do.  Weather 
sent  the  Lighter  on  Shore  for  the  Remainder  of  the  Guns,  at  8 

OClock  she  Returned  with  4.  18  Pounders.  &  9 9  do.  Reed.  3 

Coils  of  Cordage 


C7S3 


Winds 


NW. 


East 


South, 


SSW. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  March  23rd.  1780 — 


PM.  Fair  Weather.  Employd.  Loading  a  Hoy  with  Gravel  Ballast 
and  other  Necessary  Duty  AM,  Fair  Weather  finishd.  Loading  the 
Lighter  and  sent  her  on  Shore,  to  unload  the  Ballast,  Carpenters 
Employd  Building  a  Store  Room,  in  the  Place  where  the  Boatswains, 
was.  for  the  Sails,  2  Frenchmen  Employd.  Covering  said  Place  with 
Tin 


Remarks  on  Friday  March  24th.  1780- 


PM.,  Pleasant  Weather,  a  Number  of  People  on  Shore,  Discharging 
the  Duty  in  the  Lighter  Ballast,  People  employd  at  the  Rigging 
and  other  Necessary  Duty,  a  Bricklayer  came  on  Board  with  Mortar, 
for  building  the  Gaily,  got  the  Lighter  along  Side,  again,  Reed. 
565  lb  Beef  &  36  lb.  Bread,  &  2  Teirces  of  Brandy.  Broachd  one, 
A  M.  Ditto  Weather  fresh  Gales  of  Wind,  sent  the  Lighter,  on  Shore, 
for  2  Guns,  i  of  18  Pounder  the  other  of  9  Pounder,  got  them  in. 
and  began.  Loading  the  Lighter  with  Ballast,  got  a  spar  on  Board 
to  make  a  Top  Gallt  Yard,  and  some  Sheet  Lead  to  lay  under  the 
Gaily.,  French  Men  at  work  Tinning  the  Sail  Room, 


Remarks  on  Satarday  March  25th.  1780 


PM.  Pleasant  Weather,  loading  the  Lighter  with  Ballast,  and  get- 
ting the  Top  Gallt.  Masts  on  End,  Received  525  lb  Beef  &  60  lb. 
Bread  i  Box  of  Candles, 

AM.  Pleasant  Weather,  finished  getting  out  the  Ballast,  and 
sent  hands  on  Shore,  to  unlade  her, 


Remarks  on  Sunday  March  26th.  1780 — 


PM.  Pleast.  Weather,  Employd  Blacking  our  Masts  and  Steering  Sail 
Booms,  and  other  Necessary  Duty.  Benj.  Yewlin  Died,  at  the  Hos- 
pital 2  of  the  Caulkers  at  work  this  Day.  Reed.  575  lb.  Beef  A  M. 
Ditto  Weather  Employd,  Scraping  and  Washing  the  Decks  got  the 
Top  Gallant  Yards  athwart 


1:761 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Monday  March  27th:  lySo- 


SE- 


West 


SW 


PM.  Thick  Weather,  sent  the  Lighter  for  Wood,  Received  72lb.  Bread 
AM.  Fair  Weather,  sent  the  Barge  for  the  Lighter,  found  the  Tides 
had  Nipped  her,  Lett  her  aground,  3  Bricklayers  and  2  Men  Tin- 
ning the  Sail  Room,  at  work  on  Board  3  Caulkers,  Caulking  the 
Main  Deck,  and  Cabbin 


Remarks  on  Teusday  March  28th.  1780 — 


PM.  Fair  Weather,  People  variously  Employd  Reed.  1159  lb.  Beef 
Broachd  i  Tierce  of  Brandy  I  Butt  of  Gin 

AM.  Dirty  Rainy  Weather,  sent  the  Barge  for  the  Lighter  People 
Employd,  on  Board,  Knotting  of  Yarns,  &  Making  Points  &  Gasketts 
the  Caulkers.  Caulking  the  Orlop  Deck,  the  Bricklayers.  &  Tinners 
as  before, 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  March  2gth.  1780- 


PM  Fair  Weather,  got  the  Lighter  along  side  With  Wood,  10  Chord 
which  we  took  in,  AM.  Dirty  Weather,  sent  the  Lighter  on  Shore, 
and  brought  off  94  Casks,  the  Caulkers  on  board 


Remarks  on  Thursday  March  joth.  1780 — 


PM.  Fair  Weather,  People  variously  Employed  Reed.  645  lb.  Beef 
72  lb  Bread  AI\L  Thick  Weather,  Careened  the  Ship,  and  Scrubbed 
her  Bottom,  on  the  Starboard  Side,  as  far  down  as  we  Could  payd 
her  Sides,  with  Lamb  Black  &  Tallow,  Carpenters  making  some 
Alterations  in  the  Cock  Pitt. 


Remarks  on  Friday  March  31st.  1780- 


P  M  Clear  Weather,  Blackd,  our  Bends,  and  got  the  Ship  upright. 
The  Tinners  not  on  Board.  Reed.  145  lb.  Beef  A  M  Squally  Weather, 
Careened  Ship,  Scrubbed  her  Larboard  Side  and  Payd  it,  the 
Caulkers  at  Work,  Caulking  the  Main  Deck  ne.\t  the  Side — 


1771 


Winds 


WSW 


WNW. 


NW 


Remarks  on  Satarday  April  ist:  lySo — 


PM  Fair  Weather,  Employed  talcing  out  the  Ballast  out  of  the  Spirrit 
Room,  and  other  Necessarj'  Duty.  3  Caulkers  &  i  Carpenters  from 
the  Philadelphia  Ship  at  work,  on  Board,  Received  1247  lb  Bread 
AM  Rainy  Dirty  Weather,  employd  stowing  away  Water  Casks  &c,  the 
Carpenters  &  2  of  the  Caulkers  at  work. 


Remarks  on  Sunday  April  2nd.  lySo 


PM.  Dirty  Weather,  People  variously  employd.  Reed.  1233  lb.  Beef 
AM.  Thick  Gales  and  Dirty  Weather,  Put  several  Potts  of  Fire,  composed 
of  Combustibles,  below,  and  shut  all  the  Hatchways  in  Order  to  cleanse 
the  Ship,  and  Kill  the  Vermin  on  Board, 


Remarks  on  Monday  April  3rd.  1780 — 


PM.  Hard  Gales,  and  Squally,  still  smoaking  the  Ship,  Broachd,  I 

Box  of  Candles,  AM  Dirty  Weather,  Employd  making  Points  &  Gasketts 

&  other  Necessary  Duty 


Remarks  on  Teusday  April  4th.  1780 — 


PM.  Fresh  Gales  and  Squally.  People  employd  variously.  Reed.  341 
lb  Beef  &  3010  lb.  Bread.  Broachd  i  Cask  Arrack,  AM  Moderate 
Weather  sent  the  Barge  for  some  Plank,  People  Employd  Knotting 
Yarns  and  making  Points  &  Gasketts. 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  April  5th.  jySo- 


AM.  Fresh  Gales.  Employd  Cleaning  out  the  Spirrit  Room  and  getting 
out  the  Ballast  Reed.  595  lb.  Beef,  144  lb.  Bread.  A  M  Fair  Weather 
variously  employed 


Remarks  on  Thursday  April  6th.  1780 


PM  Fair  Weather,  got  some  of  the  Casks  &  Ballast  out  of  the  Fore 
Hold  to  Enlarge  the  Magazine  Reed.  612  lb.  Beef  &  72  lb.  Bread 
AM  Ditto  Weather,  Employd  getting  up  the  Rigging 


CjS] 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Friday  April  Jth.  1780 


NE 


PM.  Fair  Weather,  Employd  setting  up  the  Rigging  and  other  Necessary 
Duty,  6  Carpenters  &  Caulkers  from  the  Philadelphia  Ship  at  Work, 
Fresh  Gales  &  Rain,  People  variously  employd, — 


Remarks  on  Satarday  April  8th.  1780— 


PM  Fresh  Gales  attended  with  Rain,  People  variously  employd 
Reed.  1 22 1  lb.  Beef    Employd  as  Necessary 


Remarks  on  Sunday  April  Qth.  1 7 80 

PM.  Fair  Weather,  Employd  as  most  Necessary,  Reed.  8  Bolts  of  -fo*- 
Duck,  for  making  of  Hammocks,  &  some  twine  Broachd  i  Cask  of  Ar- 
rack, AM  Dirty  Weather,  People  Employd  scrubbing  the  Hammocks. 


Remarks  on  Monday  April  loth.  1780 — 

PM.  Pleasant.  Weather,  People  variously  employd,  the  Lighter  re- 
West  turned  with  Water,  Reed.  93  lb.  Bread.  AM.  Ditto  Weather 
unloaded  the  Lighter,  filled  40  Casks. 


Remarks  on  Teusday  April  nth  1780 — 


PM  Pleasant  Weather,  People  variously  employed,  the  Lighter  returned 
with  Water,  Reed.  93  lb.  Bread.  AM  Do.  Weather  unloaded  the  Lighter, 
Started  the  Water  into  Casks  in  the  Hold  filled  40— 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  April  12th.  1780 

V^Ble,            ^^l.  Pleasant  Weather  all  Hands  variously  employd;  A  M  Ditto 
Weather,  3  OClock  sent  the  Lighter  for  Water 
Departed  this  Life  Chace  Rogers  Cooper 


1:793 


Winds 

Remarks  on  Thursday  April  13th:  1780— 

Westy. 

PM  Fair  Weather,  the  Lighter  returned  with  Water,  Hoisted  it  in  and 
started  it  Into  Casks  in  the  Hold,  filled  50  Casks,  sent  the  Lighter 
for  more  Water    Reed.  1912  lb.  Beef  &  72  lb.  Bread,  Broachd  I  Cask 
of  Arrack 

AM.  Fresh  Gales,  the  Lighter  set  out  again  and  got  about  a  Mile, 
from  the  Ship  when  the  People  were  obliged  to  leave  her,  the  Wind 
blowing  to  Hard  to  get  any  further, 

Remarks  on  Friday  April  14th.  1780 

NE 

PM.  Fresh  Breezes.  People  variously  employed,  Reed.  72  lb.  Bread, 
A  M  Ditto  Weather,  gave  the  Lusannes,  Carpenters  &  Caulkers,  a 
Certificate  for  the  Time  they  had  worked  on  board,  got  Water  a  Long 
side, 

Remarks  on  Satarday  April  ijih. .  .1780 

SE. 

PM.  Fair  Weather,  Employd  getting  the  Water,  and  other  Necessary 
Duty,  Received  608  lb.  Bread,  3028  lb.  Beef.    A  M.  Do.  Weather  sent 
the  Lighter  to  Port  Louis,  for  Boxes  of  Small  Arms  at  Meridian  she 
returnd  with  67  Boxes 

Remarks  on  Sunday  April  i6th.  1780— 

NW 

PM  small  Showers  of  Rain,  Hoisted  in  the  Arms,  the  Barge  brought 
off  6  Planks  and  2  Knees  for  Enlarging  the  Gangways.  Reed.  108  lb. 
Bread  Broachd  i  Cask  of  Arrack,  I  Cask  of  Butter 

AM  Ditto  Weather,  People  variously  employed.  Carpenters  Lengthning 
the  Quarter  Deck,  2  Carpenters  2  Caulkers,  from  the  Lusanne  on  board. 

* 
Remarks  on  Monday  April  17th.  .1780— 

West 

PM  Fresh  Breezes  and  Fair  Weather,  People  Variously  Employed,  Reed 
983  lb  Beef  Broachd  I  Box  of  Candles.  A  M  Ditto  Weather,  Carpenters 
and  others  Employed  as  most  Necessary,  Sent  the  Lighter  on  Shore 
for  the  Remainder,  of  our  Water  Cask,  and  some  Coal 

CSo] 


Winds 

Remarks  on  Teusday  April  i8tk:  1780 

WNW. 

PM.  Fresh  Gales,  Fair  Weather,  Variously  Employed  on  Board 

A  M  Ditto  Weather,  Carpenters  Lengthning  the  Quarter  Deck,  Received 

10  Chord  of  Wood, 

Remarks  on  Wednesday  April  igth:  1780— 

West 

PM  Fair  Weather,  the  Lighter  came  along  Side  with  the  Water  Casks 
and  25  Bushels  of  Coals,  stowed  the  Water  Casks,  &  Coal,  Carpenters 
Employed  as  usual,  A  M  Ditto  Weather,  People  variously  Employed, 

Remarks  on  Thursday  April  20th.  1780 — 

NNW. 

m  Fair  Weather,  People  variously  employed  Reed  847  lb  Beef 
108  lb  Bread,  2  Casks  of  Brandy  Contg.  120  Gallons,  Broachd  one 
A  M.  Ditto  Weather,  Employd  as  most  necessary. 

Remarks  on  Friday  April  2 1st:  1780— 

PM.  Fair  Weather,  People  variously  Employed 
AM.  Foggy  Dirty  Weather, 

Remarks  on  Satarday  April  22nd.  1780 

sw. 

PM  Fair  Weather,  the  People  Received  one  IVIonths  Pay  Reed  108  lb 
Bread,  and  6  Bushells  of  Salt,  A  M  Do.  Weather,  got  a  Craft  with 
Water  along  side,  filled  all  our  Gang  Casks  Except  6  Gang  Casks, 

Remarks  on  Sunday  April  23rd.  1780 — 

West 

P  M  Fair  Weather,  sent  the  Craft  on  Shore,  Carpenters  at  work  on 
the  Quarter  Deck,  and  Gangways  Reed.  2030  lb  Beef,  Broachd  i  Cask 
of  Brandy,  A  M.  Dirty  Weather,  People  variously  employed 

[81] 


Winds 

Remarks  on  Monday  April  24th:  1780— 

Vble, 

PM.  Fair  Weather,  People  Employed  on  Sundry  Jobbs.  M  M  Thick 
Weather 

Remarks  on  Teusday  April  25th.  .1780— 

. 

PM  Fair  Weather,  People  Employd  on  Sundry  Jobbs,  A  M  Thick  Foggy 
Wear. 

Remarks  on  Wednesday  April  26th.  1780 — 

w.sw 

PM  Fresh  Breezes  attended  with  Rain,  Struck  Top  Gallt.  Masts 
Reed.  108  lb.  Bread,  &  278  Candles,  and  2  Casks  of  Brandy. 
A  M  Fair  Weather  got  up  Top  Gallt.  Masts,  Mr.  Blodgett  the  Purser, 
and  the  Master  of  the  Lusanne  came  on  board,  to  Survey  Provisions 
People  Employed  Trimming  the  Casks. 

Remarks  on  Thursday  April  27th . .  1780 

sw. 

PM  FairWeather,  Coopers  Trimming  the  Provision  Casks,  Carpenters 
Employed  as  usual.  Reed.  2047  Beef  Broach  i  Cask  of  Brandy 
AM  Fresh  Winds  and  Rain 

Remarks  on  Friday  April  28th.  1780 

((    (( 

PM  Dirty  Weather,  variously  Emploved,  Reed.  324  lb.  Beef  108  lb. 

Bread 

A  M  Ditto  Weather, 

Remarks  on  Satarday  April  2gth..  1780— 

PM  Fair  Weather,  Coopers  Employed,  Pickling  &  Trimming  Provisions 
Carpenters  Building  the  Gang  Ways;  Reed.  14  Bushells  Salt 
Broachd  i  Box  of  Candles,  A  M  Do.  Weather  Employd  as  usual 

Remarks  on  Sunday  April  30th . .   1780 

P  M  Fair  Weather  Carpenters  Employed  as  usual, 
A  M.  Ditto  Weather, 

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tVindi 


SE. 


ENE 


Easty. 


SSW 


SW. 


Remarks  on  Monday  May  the  1st:  1780 — 


PM  Fair  Weather  People  Employd  variously, 
lb.  Bread,  AM  Dirty  Rainy  Weather 


Reed.  1484  lb.  Beef  &  105 


Remarks  on  Teusday  May  the  2nd.  1780 — 


AM.  Dirty  Weather,  People  variously  Employed,  Reed  2845  lb.  Bread 
!  A  M  Fair  Weather,  surveying  Provisions,  Condemnd  I  Hogshead 
2  Teirces  &  5  Barrels  of  Beef 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  May  the  3rd.  lySo 


PM.  Fair  Weather,  People  variously  employed,  Broachd  I  Cask  of  Brandy 
AM  Ditto  Weather,  came  on  Board  one  of  the  Harbour  Pilots,  with 
Orders  for  us  to  leave  the  Kings  Moorings,  to  make  room  for  a  74 
Gun  Ship  from  the  Port,  Bent  our  Cable  we  received  in  Holland,  to 
our  best  Bower  Anchor,  and  an  Old  one  to  the  Small  Bower  and  Moored 
the  Sliip  in  9  Fathom  Water,  put  Service  on  the  best  Cable, 


Remarks  on  Thursday  May  4th . .  1780 


PM.  Fine  Weather,  2  Plumbers  on  board  Pulling  Leads  in  the  Hause 
Holes  Reed.  1229  lb.  Beef  &  108  lb.  Bread.   AM  Do.  Weather  People 
variously  Employed 


Remarks  on  Friday  May  5th.  1780 — 


PM  Fair  Weather  People  variously  Employed,  AM  Thick  Weather  small 
Rain,  a  French  Boat  came  along  side  with  an  Eighteen  Inch  Cable, 
a  Rope  for  a  Messinger  2  Buoy  Ropes,  a  Coil  of  Bolt  Ropes 
very  poor  Rigging  gave  a  Receipt  for  all  Except  the  Messinger, 
Carpenters  Employed  finishing  the  Gang  Ways.  Caulkers  Employd 
Caulking  them.  Surveyd  .some  Provisions.  Condemnd  2  Barrels. 


Remarks  on  Saturday  May  6th.  1780 


PM.  Fair  Weather  People  variously  Employd.  Reed.  1032  lb.  Beef  & 
108  lb.  Bread    AM  Thick  Weather 


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mnds 

Remarks  on  Sunday  May  Jth:  1780 — 

sw 

PM  Fair  Weather,  the  Caukers  finished  Caulking  the  Gang  Ways. 
Coopers  Trimming  Provisions,  A  \1  Thick  Weather  Mustered  the  People 
several  Missing 

Remarks  on  Monday  8th.  1780 

PM  Fair  Weather,  Reed.  806  lb.  Beef  80  lb.  Bread  &  4  Teirces  of  Rum 
Contg.  216  Galls.  Broachd  one,  A  M.  Thick  Weather,  some  Rain.  Reed. 
459  Starr  Shott,  Twelve  Pounders.  &  262  Nine  Pounders. 

Remarks  on  Teusday  Monday  May  gth.  1780 

PM  Fresh  Gales  and  thick  Weather,  People  variously  Employed.  Reed. 
33  lb.  Beef  &  8  Bushells  of  Salt.  AM.  Ditto  Weather,  finished.  Over- 
hauling the  Provisions,  one  Barrel  more  Condemnd. 

Remarks  on  Wednesday  May  lOth.  1780— 

PM.  Fresh  Gales  and  Dirty  Weather,  People  variously  Employed  Reed. 
407  lb.  Beef  12  Teirces  of  Brandy.  A  M  Ditto  Weather,— 

Remarks  on  Thursday  May  nth.  1780 

wsw. 

PM  Fair  Weather,  Carpenters  and  others  Employed  as  most  Necessary 
Reed.  154  lb.  Bread.  Broachd  i  Barrel  of  Pork,  A  M  Ditto  Weather. 
People  Employed,  Cleaning  the  Guns  for  Painting 

Remarks  on  Friday  May  I2th.  1780 — 

ssw 

PM.  Fair  Weather,  People  variously  Employed,  Reed.  1070  lb.  Beef 
Broachd  i  Tierce  of  Rum.  I  Box  of  Candles,  found.  1  Barrel  5  of 
another  of  Flour  has  been  taken  out  of  the  Brig  along  Side 

1:843 


Winds 


ssw 


ssw 

North. 


Vble. 


Calm 


Remarks  on  Satarday  May  ijth:  1780 


PM.  Fresh  Gales.  &  Dirty  Weather,  Struck  Top  Gallt.  Masts, 
Struck  Yards  and  Top  Masts,  miss  a  Half  Bbl.  of  Pork,  out  of  the 
Brig,  AM.  Fair  Weatlier,  People  variously  employed,  gave  the 
Lusannes  Carpenters  Certificates  for  thier  Work,  (Vizt.  James 
Barry  20  days    Jas.  Clark  20  days.  Natl.  Boyd  12  days.  Christ. 
Marlin  12  days    Wm.  White  10  days 


Remarks  on  Sunday  May  14th:  1780 


P  M  Fresh  Gales  and  Dirty  Weather,  Employd  Painting  the  Ship 
and  other  Necessary  Duty  Reed.  1 121  lb.  Beef    108  lb.  Bread, 
A  M  Ditto  Weather  Swayed  up  Yards  &  Top  Masts 


Remarks  on  Monday  May  15th.  jySo 


PM.  Fresh  Gales  &  Dirty  Weather,  Struck  Yards  &  Top  Masts,  AM 
Fresh  Breezes  and  Fair  Weather  People  variously  emploj'ed 


Remarks  on  Teusday  May  i6th.  1780 — 


PM.  Pleasant  Weather,  Employed  making  Sennett  for  Waste  Netting, 
Painting  the  Inside  of  the  Ship,  and  a  Stowing  a  Quantity  Plank 
in  the  Hold,  Reed.  108  lb.  Bread.  Broachd  i  Teirce  of  Rum. 
A  M  Foggj'  Weather,  People  variously  Employed. 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  May  17th.  1780 — 


PM  Fair  Weather,  People  variously  Employed.  Reed.  1346  lb.  Beef, 
&  3,000  Wt.  Bread.  A  M  Ditto  Weather,  swayed  up  Yards  and  Top 
Masts. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  May  l8th.  1780 


PM  Fair  Weather,  People  variously  Employed  Reed.  12  Bushels  of 
Potatoes,  1  Teirce  of  Rum  we  Broached. 

AM  Ditto  Weather,  sent  our  Barge,  and  another  Port  to  Port 
Louis  for  Powder,  Employd  on  Board  Painting  the  Inside  Work, 
Round  the  Quarter  Deck,  and  other  Necessary  Duty 


1:8.0 


Winds 

Remarks  on  Friday  May  igth:  1780 

Vble. 

PM  Fine  Pleasant  Weather,  the  Boats  returned  with  67  Barrels  of  Powder 
Stowed  54  forward  in  a  place,  built  for  that  Purpose,  abaft,  the 
Magazine  received  108  lb.  Bread 

AM  Ditto  Weather,  Employed  unrigging  the  Mizen  Mast  in  Order  to 
Shift  it  farther  Aft. 

Remarks  on  Satarday  May  20th .  .  1780— 

PM.  Fine  Pleasant  Weather,  a  French  Boat  Brought  along  Side,  15 
Teirces  of  I  Bbl.  of  Pork,  we  have  now  on  board  of  63  Bbls.  of  Beef 
17  Teirces  of  Ditto,  i  Large  Teirce,  &  2  Puncheons  of  ditto,  10  Bbls. 
&  2  Teirces  of  Pork,  182  Butts  &  10  Puncheons  of  Water,  Reed.  1638  lb 
Beef  &  3  Casks  of  Rum  Contg.  223  Galls.  Broachd  i,  AM  Ditto  Weather, 
Employd  stepping  the  Mizen  Mast,  and  getting  up  Sheers  in  Order  to 
Hoist  it  out.  Carpenters  fixing  the  Step  for  it.  on  the  Lower  Deck, 

Remarks  on  Sunday  May  21st:  1780 — 

PM  Pleasant  Weather,  2  French  Boats  brought  us  off  6  Chord  of  Wood 
got  out  our  Mizen  Mast,  and  stept  it.  Broachd  i  Teirce  of  Rum  AM 
Ditto  Weather,  Employd  Rigging  the  Mizen  Mast,  and  other  Necessary 
Duty. 

Remarks  on  Monday  May  22nd.  1780 

West. 

PM  Pleasant  Weather,  People  variously  Employed  Reed.  108  lb.  Bread 
AM  Fresh  Breezes.  Employd  Rigging  the  Mizen  Mast 

Remarks  on  Teusday  May  23rd.  1780 — 

"_" 

PM.  Fresh  Breezes  and  fair  Weather,  Variously  Employed,  AM.  Ditto 
Weather,  Employed  Cleaning  the  Ship,  Fore  and  Aft 

1:863 


mnds 


VBIe. 


SW 


NE. 


SSE. 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  May  24th:  1780 


PM  Fair  Weather,  People  variously  employed 

AM  Ditto  Weather,  the  Boats  went  to  Port  Louis  for  Powder,  got  the 
Cables,  out  of  the  Starboard  Orlop,  in  Order  to  Paint  the  End  of  the 
New  Cable,  found  one  of  the  Cables,  we  got  in  Holland,  Eat  in  sever- 
al Places  by  the  Ratts,  as  much  as  20  Yarns  off 


Remarks  on  Thursday  May  25th.  1780 


PM  Fair  Weather,  Finished  Painting  the  Cable,  spliced  it  to  the 
Part  of  a  Cable,  took  up  with  the  Serapis's  Anchor,  Coiled  them 
after  wetting  them,  the  Boats  returned  with  the  Powder,  Stowed  20 
Barrels  in  the  After  Magazines,  which  filled  it,  put  29  Barrels  on 
Board  the  Brig  along  side,  which  was  all  the  Boats  brought 
AM  Ditto  Weather,  Employd  Cleaning  the  Ships  Sides  in  Order  for 
Paying  them. 


Remarks  on  Friday  May  26th.  1780 — 


PM  Pleasant  Weather,  People  variously  employed 

AM  Ditto  Weather,  employd  Blacking  the  Ships  Sides  &  Painting  the 

Carved  Work,  2  French  Boats  brought  off  10  Barrels  of  Pork, 


Remarks  on  Satarday  May  27th.  1780 


PM  Pleasant  Weather,  still  Employd  Blacking  the  Ship  Two  French 

Boats  brought.  57  Sacks  of  Bread. 

AM.  Do.  Weather,  Hands  Employed  stowing  away  the  Bread 


Remarks  on  Sunday  May  28th.  1780- 


Begins  Moderate  &  Pleasant,  Cleaned  Ship  got  Top  Gallt  Yards  a  Cross 
&c.  Latter  part  Moderate  and  Pleasant 


1:873 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Monday  May  29th:  1780— 


ssw 


Begins  Moderate  &  Clear,  People  variously  Employed  on  board, 

Reed.  60  Bags  of  Bread,  Exercised  the  Cannon.  Latter  Part  Ditto  Winds 


Remarks  on  Teusday  May  30th :  1780- 


VBle. 


sw 


West 


SW 


NE 


SSW 


West. 


Begins  Moderate  &  Clear,  People  variously.  Employed.  Shifted  the  Sheet, 
Bower,  and  the  small  Bower  C."  Middle  Part  Hard  Thunder,  Squalls  and 
some  Rain  Latter  Part  Ditto  Weather, 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  May  31st.  1780 


Begins  Moderate  &  Clear,  People  variously  Employed,  at  Sennett.  Points 
&  Gasketts.,  Middle  Part.  Exercised  the  Cannon.,  Cleaning  Ship  and 
other  Sundry  Jobbs. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  June  the  1st.  1780 — 


Begins  Moderate  &  Clear,  People  variously  Employd, 
Latter  Part  Do.  Weather 


Remarks  on  Friday  June  2nd.  1780- 


Begins  Moderate  and  Pleasant  Weather,  People  Employd  as  Necessary 
Exercised  the  Cannon. 


Remarks  on  Saturday  June  3rd.  1780 


Begins  Moderate  Breezes  and  Pleasant  Weather.  People  as  Yesterday 


Sunday 
Remarks  on    Satarday-  June  4th.  1780- 


Begins  Moderate  and  Clear  Weather,  People  Cleaning  between  Decks. 


Remarks  on  Monday  June  5th.  1780 — 


Begins  Moderate  Breezes  and  Plenty  of  Rain,  People  variously  Employed 
Received  60  Bags  of  Bread. 

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/Finds 


SW. 


wsw. 


SW. 


Remarks  on  Teusday  June  6th:  1780 


Moderate  &  Clear  People  Variously  Employed. 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  June  Jth.  .1780 — 


Moderate  &  Clear,  some  Squalls  of  Rain,  People  Employed  on  Sundry  Jobbs 


Remarks  on  Thursday  June  8th.  1780- 


Moderate  &  Clear,  People  Employd,  on  various  Occasions 


Remarks  on  Friday  June  gth.  1780- 


Begins  Moderate  &  Clear,  People  as  before 


Remarks  on  Satarday  June  lOth.  1780- 


Begins  Moderate  &  Clear,  People  as  before, 


Remarks  on  Sunday  June  nth.  1780 — 


Begins  Moderate  &  Clear,  People  as  before 


Remarks  on  Monday  June  12th.  .1780 — 


Begins  Moderate  &  Clear,  Employd  Hauling  the  Brig  from  along  side 
up  to  the  Key  the  Tide  of  Ebb  making  Could  not  get  her  up. 
Returned  with  the  Boat.  &  People,  Capt.  Landy  came  on  board,  and  took 
Command,  he  said  by  Orders  of  Congress,  his  Orders  were  read  to  the 
Officers  &  People,  Capt.  Landy  Orderd  all  the  Officers,  that  belonged 
to  the  Late  Bon  Homme  Richard,  Capt.  Jones,  on  Shore,  and  any  other 
Officer,  that  would  not  Acknowledge  him  Capt.  of  the  Alliance, 
Capt  Jones  Officers  came  on  Shore,—   Capt  Jones,  set  out  for  Paris- 


End  of  the  Alliances  Journall 


1^91 


An  Account  of  Occurrences  in  L'Orient 
respecting  the  Bon  Homme  Richards  Officers  &  Crew 


Winds 


SW 


Remarks  on  Teusday  June  ijth.  1780- 


Begins  with  Clear  Pleasant  Weather  all  the  Officers  on  Shore  wait- 
WSW         ing  for  Orders 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  June  14th.  1780- 


Begins  with  Clear  Pleasant  Weather,  the  Officers  as  before, 


Remarks  on  Thursday  June  15th.  1780 — 


Begins  Clear  &  Pleasant  Weather,  still  Waiting  for  Orders 
Commencement  of  the  Ariels  Journal 


Remarks  on  Friday  June  i6th.  1780 


Begins  Clear  &  Pleasant  Weather,  Orders  to  the  Officers,  to  Attend 
on  Board,  the  Ariel  Frigate,  in  the  Port  of  L'Orient.  being  taken 
in  the  Service  of  the  United  States 


Remarks  on  Satarday  June  17th.  1780- 


Begins  with  Clear  and  Moderate  Weather,  People  Employd  getting  in  6 
Chord  of  Wood,  and  the  Top  Mast  Rigging,  Shrouds  and  Stays  Likewise 
got  2  Anchors  to  the  Bow.  and  bent  the  Cables  to  them  and  then 
Hauled  the  Ship  out  in  the  Stream. 
Received  on  Board     24  Sheets  of  Lead 

I  Bar  of  Lead 

5  Cables 

4  Hausers 
63  Water  Casks 


n9o3 


A  Journall  Kept  on  Board 

the  American  Continental  Ship  of  War,  Ariel, 

of  26...  Nine  Pounders,  Commanded  by  the 

Honble.  John  Paul  Jones  Esqr.  Commencing  in 

the  Port  of  L. 'Orient  June  the  i6th:    1780— 


Windt 


Remarks  on  Sunday  June  i8th.  lj8o — 


Begins  with  Clear  and  Moderate  Weather,  went  on  Board  the  Ship 
Alliance,  with  an  Order  from  the  Commandant,  to  Capt  Landy,  for  the 
People  that  belongd.  to  the  late  Bon  Homme  Richard  but  Capt.  Landy 
refused  letting  them  come  on  Shore,  without  an  Order  from  Capt.  Jones, 
at  3  PM.  the  Alliance  fired  a  Gun  and  Hoisted,  an  American  Jack,  at 
the  Fore  Top  Mast  Head,  being  a  Signal  for  a  Pilot  in  Order  to  go 
down  to  Port  Louis,  at  5  in  the  Afternoon,  the  Alliance  fired  a 
Salute  of  15  Guns 


Remarks  on  Monday  June  iQtk.  1780 


Messrs.  Lunt  and  Stacey  went  on  Board  the  Alliance,  and  got  their 
Cloaths  on  Shore,  the  Alliance  fired  a  Gun,  and  Hoisted  a  Signal  for 
a  Pilot,  to  carry  her  to  the  Isle  of  Groa, 


Remarks  on  Teusday  June  20th.  1780 — 


This  Morning  the  Alliance  Hailed  down  to  Port,  Louis  at  J  Past  7 
Capt  Jones  Arrived  from  Paris 


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Remarks  on  Wednesday  June  2ist:  1780 — 


This  morning  the  Alliance  Hailed  outside  of  Port  Louis,  and  got 
under  way  with  all  Sail  Sett,  Mr.  Lunt  &  self  went  on  board  the 
Alliance  after  the  People  belonging  to  the  late  Bon  Homme  Richard, 
Capt.  Landy  refused  the  men  to  come  on  Shore,  as  likewise  Capt. 
Jones  Stores,  or  Barge 


Remarks  on  Thursday  June  22nd.  1780 — 


This  Day  the  Serapis  was  Sold  here  for  240,000  Livres.  Nothing  more 
Particular, 


Remarks  < 

in  Friday  June  23rd. 

1780 

Nothing 

Remarks  on 

Satarday  June  24th. 

1780— 

The  Alliance 

Sailed  and  Came  to  an  Anchor  under  Groa, 

Remarks  or 

I  Sunday  June  25th. 

1780— 

This  day  Commodore  Gillon  set  out  for  Amsterdam,  waited  on  the 
Commandant,  Concerning  Men  that  belonged  to  the  Late  Bon  Homm 
Richard,  Entered  in  the  Service  of  the  State  of  South  Carolina, 
under  the  Command,  of  the  Commodore, 


Remarks  on  Monday  June  26th.  1780 


Hailed  the  Ariel  into  Port  and  received  Orders  to  Commence  Rigging 
her, 


Remarks  on  Teusday  June  27th.  1780- 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  and  a  fresh  Breeze  of  Wind  French  Riggers 
on  board  the  Ariel, 


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Winds 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  June  28th:  1780 — 


This  Day  begins  with  a  fresh  Breeze,  &  fine  Weather,  this  Morning 
the  News  of  South  Carolina  being  taken  by  the  English  Arrived 
in  Town.-  getting  Guns  on  board 


Remarks  on  Thursday  June  zgth.  1780 — 


This  Day  Capt.  Jones  Orderd  to  send  on  Board  the  Alliance  for 
80  of  the  best  Seamen,  and  the  Carpenters  and  Joiners  to  assist 
in  fitting  the  Ariel  for  Sea,  and  for  the  Alliance,  to  come  to 
Port  Louis,  these  Orders  were  sent  on  board  by  Mr.  Livingston, 
an  Officer  in  the  Service  of  America,  Capt.  Landy  sent  23  Men. 


Remarks  on  Friday  June  30th:  1780 — 


This  Day  begins  with  Cloudy  Weather,  and  some  Rain,  Orders  were 
given  to  pay  the  People  5  Guineas  pr.  Man. 


Remarks  on  Satarday  July  ist.  lySo — 


This  day  Cloudy  Weather,  and  some  Rain.  People  Employed  setting 
up  the  Lower  Rigging,  Over  Hauled  the  Shott  on  board  and  found 
there  to  be  780,  Round  for  the  9  Pounders  &  200  Double  Headed 
Shott 


Remarks  on  Sunday  July  2nd.  lySo — 


This  Day  Cloudy  Weather,  and  some  Rain,  and  a  Fresh  Breeze,  of 
Wind,- 


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Winds 


Remarks  on  Monday  July  the  3rd.  1780- 


This  Day  Cloudy  with  Rain.  People  Employd  Rigging  the  Ship 
Received  on  Board  the  following  Stores.  Vizt. 
I  Cask  of  Rum  Contg.  60  Gallons 
12  Cans 
12  Crows 
1  Gallon  of  Salt 
I  Quart 
1  Pint  Pot 
3  Gill  li  Pint  Pot 
I  Funnell 
40  lb  Fresh  Beef 
42  lb.  Bread 


Remarks  on  Teusday  July  4th.  1780 

People  Employd  Rigging  the  Ship,  Received 
Top  Masts  &  3  Lower  Caps,  got  them  over  Head 
and  Swayed  the  Top  Masts  up, 
Reed.  42  lb  Fresh  Beef 
42  Bread 


Remarks  on  Weds.day  July  5th.  1780 


This  Day  Cloudy  Weather  and  Rain.  People  Employd  Rigging  the  Ship 
5  French  Boys  came  on  Board, 


Received  the  following  Stores  Vizt 
2  Fore  &  Main  Top  Gallt.  Caps 
2  Pair  of  Top  Gallt.  Cross  Trees 
2  Top  Ropes 
4  Top  Blocks 

2  Top  Mauls 

3  Iron  Fidds 

32  small  Dead  Eyes 


3  Top  Sail  Yards 
3  Lower  Yards 
I  Jibb  Boom 

41  lb.  Fresh  Beef 

42  lb.  Bread 


Remarks  on  Thursday  July  6th.  1780 


This  Day  Fine  Weather,  all  Hands  Employed  Rigging  the  Ship 
Received  the  following  Articles  Vizt. 
Lanyards  for  the  Top  Mast  Shrouds 
12  Baskets 
24  Scrapers 

I  Lanthorn 
12  Brooms 
52  lb.  Fresh  Beef 
54  lb  Bread 


1:94:1 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Friday  July  Jth:  jy8o 


This  Day  Rain  and  thick  Weather,  all  Hands  Employed  Rigging  the 
Ship,  the  Officers  and  Men  who  were  Confined  in  Goal  were  re- 
leased, and  Came  on  Board,  Reed,  the  followg.  Articles  Vizt. 

12  Crow  Bars 

12  Hand  Spikes 

581h.  Fresh  Beef 

6olb  Bread, 


Remarks  on  Satarday  July  8th.  1780 


This  Day  begins  with  fine  Weather,  all  Hands  Employd  Rigging  the 
Ship,  French  Carpenters  at  work, 
Expended  58  lb  Fresh  Beef 
60  lb  Bread 


Remarks  on  Sunday  July  gth.  lySo- 


This  Day  Fine  Weather,  the  French  Carpenters  at  work 
Received  58  lb  Beef 
100  lb  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Monday  July  10th.  1780 — 


This  Day  Fine  Weather,  all  Hands  Employed  Rigging  the  Ship, 

Entered  Mr.  Wheeler,  as  Gunner,  Martin  Shaw  as  Boatswains  Mate 
3  Americans  &  6  Seamen,  (French)  Cleaned  out  the  Hold,  for  Stowing, 
Received  2  Carpenters  from  an  American  Brig,  called  the  Duke  of 
Leinster.  French  Carpenters  &  Riggers  as  before, 
Reed.  63  lb.  Beef 
73  Bread 


1:95: 


(Finds 


Remarks  on  Teusday  July  nth:  1780 — 


This  Day  Fine  Weather,  Hands  Employed  Rigging  the  Ship,  Cleaning 
the  between  Decks,  Coiling  the  Cables,  in  their  propper  places,  a 
Number  of  French  Carpenters  at  work,  and  some  from  the  Duke  of 
Leinster 

Expended  67  lb.  Fresh  Beef 
66  Bread 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  July  I2th.  1780- 


This  Day  Hands  Employed  fitting  the  Ship,  Blacking  Yards  Masts  &c, 
Mr.  Wheeler  the  Gunner,  set  out  for  St.  Maloes,  to  recruit  Men 
French  Carpenters,  and  the  Joiners  from  the  Duke  of  Linster, 
Provisions  E.xpended  67  lb  Fresh  Beef 
66  lb.  Bread 


Remarks  on  Thursday  July  13th:  1780 — 


This  Day  Fair  Weather,  and  Clear,  Hands  Employd  as  Necessary 
French  Carpenters  &  2  Joiners  from  the  Duke  of  Leinster  as  before. 
Provisions  Expended  140  lb.  Beef 
140  Bread 


Remarks  on  Friday  July  14th.  1780 


This  Day  Fine  Breezes  and  Clear  Weather,  Hands  Employed  as  most 
Necessary,    took  in  147  Pieces  of  Iron  Ballast,  Received  a  Cask  of 
Brandy.  French  Carpenters  &c,  as  before 
Expended  163  lb.  Beef 
161  lb  Bread 
1  Cask  of  Rum 


1:96: 


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Remarks  on  Satarday  July  15th.  1780 — 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  Hands  Employed  taking  out  some  Large  Iron 
Ballast,  Provisions  Expended  160  lb.  Beef 

160  Bread 


Remarks  on  Sunday  July  i6th.  1780- 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  No  People  at  work. 
Expended  loi  lb.  Beef 
161  Bread 


Remarks  on  Monday  July  17th.  1780— 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  and  Moderate  Winds,  Hands  employed  setting 
up  the  Rigging,  Carpenters  as  before, 
Provisions  Expended  160  lb  Beef 
1 60  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Teusday  July  the  18th.  1780 


This  Day  Cloudy  Weather  and  some  Rain,  People  Employd  as  Necessary 
Received  from  Port  Louis,  as  follows 

37  Cases  with  33  Arms  in  each 

16  do. .  .with  23  do. . 
Provisions  Expended    188  lb  Beef 
191  Bread 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  July  igth:  1780 


This  Day  Cloudy  ^Veather,  People  variously  employed.,  Received  from 
Port  Louis  as  follows. 

34  Cases  with  33  Arms  in  ca 

23  Cases  with  25  Do 

1  Case  with  24  do 

2  Cases  with  34  do. 
Provisions  Expended  210  lb  Beef 

200  Bread 

I  Cask  Rum    55  Galls. 


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Winds 


Remarks  on  Thursday  July  20th:  1780 — 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  Hands  Employed  about  the  Rigging  stowing  the 
Hold,  &c,  French  Carpenters  as  before,  Received  from  Port  Louis  Vizt. 
24  Cases  with  33  Arms  in  ea 
6  Cases  of  do.  34  do 

I  Case 1 9  do 

I  small  do.  with  Pistols 
Provisions  Expended.  1 1 8  lb.  Beef 
118  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Friday  July  21st:  1780 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  People  Employed  as  Necessary.    At  1 1  OClock 
Hoisted  Jack,  Ensign,  &  Pendant,  Manned  Ship  in  Complement  to  a 
French  Admiral  passing  by.    Received  5  Chord  of  Wood 
Expended  1 18  lb  Beef 
118  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Satarday  July  22nd.  1780 — 


This  Day  Fine  Weather,  the  People  stowing  the  Hold, 
Received  the  following  Provisions  VIZt. 

40  Bbls.  of  Beef  100  Kegs  of  Barly 

20  Do.  of  Pork  1 10  lb.  Fresh  Beef 

2  Do.  of  Pease  no  Bread 

12  Do.  of  Flour  6  Gallons  of  Salt 

2  Hhds.  of  Potatoes 


Remarks  on  Sunday  July  23rd.  1780 


This  Day  Fine  Weather,  the  French  Carpenters  at  work  as  usual 
Provisions  Expended  1 18  lb  Beef 
118  lb  Bread 


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Winds 

Remarks  on  Monday  July  24th. 

1780— 

These  24  Hours  fair  Weather,  People  Employd  about  Necessary  Jobbs 

French  Carpenters  as  usual  Received  on  Board  5  Firkins  of  Butter, 

Entered  6  Englishmen  from  a  French  Prison 

Received  no  lb.  Beef 

198  Bread 

I  Cask  of  Rum 

% 

Remarks  on  Teusday  July  25th.  1780— 

These  24  Hours  fine  Weather,  People  Employed,  about  Necessary  Jobbs 

French  Carpenters  as  usual.  Reed.  5,000  lb  Biscuit,  Bent  Fore  Top 

Sail  and  Jibb,  Fore  Top  Mast  stay  Sail  &  Mizen,  Fore  &  Main  Sail 

Received  several  Robins  &  Earings,  Reed  212  lb  Beef  212  lb  Bread 

Received  the  following  Gunners  Stores 

40  Gun  Takles 

1    15  Thimbles 

2  Skanes  of 

a4Breechings 

2  Hooks 

Hambro'  Line 

I  Pair  of  Slings 

9  Rings 

I  Hammer 

Beds  &  Coins  for  20 

8  Crow  Bars 

2  Spare  Carriages 

Carriages 

2  Hammers 

4  Spare  Beds. 

2  Spunges 

4  Bundle  Rings  of  Wire 

2  Worms 

3  Sheep  Skins 

2  Ladles 

1  Peice  of  Cork 

30  Cartridge  Boxes 

30  Wax  Candles 

15  Powder  Horns 

I  Peice  of  Bees  Wax 

3  Bouch  Barrels 

6  Selves 

116  Grape  Shott 

2  Peices  of  Marline 

84  Cannister  Shott 

2  Lamps 

1600  Wads 

9  Side  Lanthorns 

3  Axel  Trees 

I  Pair  of  Jack  Screws 

15  Priming  Wires 

20  Aprons  of  Lead 

6  Gimbletts 

I  Sheet  of  Lead 

8  Spare  Rammers 

I  Keg  of  Black  Paint 

3  Marline  Spikes 

I  Keg  of  White  Paint 

2  Axes 

2  Skanes  of  Hausing 

4  Scrapers 

a  Quantity  of  Matching 

I  CoIdChissell 

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Remarks  on  Wednesday  July  26th.  1780- 


These  24  Hours  fine  Weather.  People  Employd  as  Necessary 
Reed.  9267  lb  Biscuit 
Expended  212  lb  Beef 
212  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  July  27th.  1780- 


These  24  Hours  fine  Weather,  People  Employd  about  the  Nettings 
for  the  Waist  and  other  Necessary  Jobbs.  the  French  Carpenters  and 
Joiners  at  work  as  usual, 


Remarks  on  Friday  July  28th:  1780- 


These  24  Hours  fine  Weather  People  Employd  as  most  Necessary 
French  Carpenters  and  Joiners  as  before.  Received  5  Chord  of  Wood, 
96  Hammocks,  and  a  Large  Chest  for  the  Masters  small  stores 
Expended  220  lb  Beef 
220  Bread 


Remarks  on  Saturday  July  2gth.  1780- 


These  24  Hours  fine  Weather,  Received  on  Board  2  Pine  Tables  and 
a  Number  of  Coils  of  small  Cordage.    Hailed  the  Ship  out  in  the 
Road :  and  Moored  her,  to  the  Moorings 


Remarks  on  Sunday  July  JOth.  1780- 


These  24  Hours  fine  Weather  &  Calm,  People  Employd.  Cleaning  Ship  &c, 


Remarks  on  Monday  July  31st.  1780 


These  24  Hours  fine  Weather,  People  Employd  on  Sundry  Jobbs  French 
Carpenters  &  Joiners  as  before,  Received  on  Board  the  Medicine  Chest 
and  12  Beds  for  the  Sick, 


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Winds 

Remarks  on  Teusday  August  the  ist.  1780 — 

These  24  Hours  fine  Weather  People  Emplo3'd  on  Necessary  Jobbs. 

Remarks  on  Wednesday  August  2nd.  1780 — 

This  Day  Cloudy  Weather,  &  some  Rain  People  Employd  on  Necessary 

Jobbs.  French  Carpenters  and  Joiners  as  before, 

Received  on  Board  the  following  Stores  Vizt. 

54  Coils  of  small  Cordage 

32  Lengths  of  Junk  2  fatm.  each 

2  Cases  of  Bottled  Rum 

3  Double  Blocks 

3  Tribble  Blocks 

12  Fiddle  Blocks 

22  Single  Blocks 

2  Tye  Blocks 

I  Burton  Block 

2  Snatch  Blocks 

2  Top  Blocks 

I  Cat  Block 

2  Top  Sail  Sheet  Blocks 

25 --6  Inch  Block 

6--8  Inch  Block 

24  Hook  Blocks 

8  Strap  Blocks 

8  Tail  Blocks 

5  Ribbs 

24  Trucks 

I  Panell 

2  Fids 

2  Malletts 

/ 

38  Belaying  Pins 

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Winds 


Remarks  on  Thursday  August  3rd:  1780 — 


Fine  Pleasant  Weather,  People  variously  employed,  some  to  Work 
on  the  Quarters  some  Arranging  the  Anchors  on  each  Bow 
Received  on  Board  the  following  Stores 
25  small  Single  Blocks 

8  feet  of  Lignum  Vita  for  Pins  for  Blocks 

6  Nine  Inch  Blocks 

2  Top  Sail  Tye  Blocks. 
12,    2  Inch  Blocks 

4  Fiddle  Blocks,  i  Dozen  Trucks.  5  Ribbs 

4.  Eight  Inch  Blocks 
15  Tribble  double  Fiddle  Blocks 
22  Hook  Blocks  ready  finished, 

8  Blocks  ready  Strapped 

2  Top  Blocks 

2  Top  Sail  Sheet  Blocks 

1  Catt  Block 

2  Large  double  Block 
14  Trucks 

8  small  Tail  Blocks 


Remarks  on  Friday  August  4th.  1780- 


The  Weather  very  fine  People  Employd  getting  in  Single  Ballast  and 
several  other  Necessary  Jobbs. 
Received  on  Board  as  follows. —  Vizt. 


8  Shovells 

6  Lanthorns 

6  Sheets  of  Tin 

I  Copper  Machine 
10  Hooks  &  Thimbles 
10  Staples 

I  Shark  Hook 
18  Planks 

I  Half  Barrel  Pitch 


10  Thimbles 

2  Dark  Lanthorns 
6  Long  Brushes 

3  Iron  Wedges 

3  Spun  Yarn  Winches 
I  Fish  Gig 

1  Grain 

2  Barrels  of  Tar, 


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mnds 


Remarks  on  Satarday  August  5th  1780 — 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  the  Capt.  Orderd  the  Hold  to  be  broke  up  to 
search  for  a  Box  of  Arms,  Received,  a  long  Side  a  Hoy  with  Powder. 
Stowed  away  60  Barrels  of  it.    French  Carpenters  as  before, 


Remarks  on  Sunday  August  6th.  1780— 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  Hands  still  Employed  breaking  up  the  Hold, 
Found  out  the  Mistake  in  tiie  Arms,  took  in  the  Remainder  of  the 
Powder,  being  in  all  237  Barrells,  stowed  away  the  Main  Hold,  and 
Bent  the  Main  Top  Sail 


Remarks  on  Monday  August  Jth.  1780 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  People  Employed,  scrapeing  and  Cleaning  the 
Gun  Deck,  this  Morning  the  Carpenters  and  Caulkers,  were  Orderd 
a  Shore,  &  in  the  afternoon  returned 


Remarks  on  Teusday  August  8th.  1780 — 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  People  Employd  Cleaning  the  Cabbin  fitting 
of  Sails  in  Order  to  Bend,  Bent  the  Main  &  Fore  Sail  Unbent  the 
Mizen  Top  Sail,  and  Bent  another,  and  Bent  the  Main  Top  Mast  Stay 
Sail,  Shifted  some  of  the  Ballast  from  Forward  too  Aft,  in  Order  to 
Bring  her  by  the  Stern 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  August  gth.  1780 — 


This  Day  fine  Weather,  People  Employd  on  Sundry  Jobbs 
Received  on  Board  as  follows. 


200  Barrels  of  Powder 
52  Hammocks 

5  Breakers 
I  Wood  Funnell 
7  Piggins 

6  Breakers. 


5  Bundles  Wood  Hoops 
2  Rudder  Irons 

1  Harness  Tub 
4  Futtock  Plates 

12  Boom  Irons 

2  Irons  for  the  Anchor  Stock 


D033 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Thursday  August.  loth:  ij8o 


This  Day  Fine  Weather,  Hands  Emplo)  d,  Scraping  the  Ships  Sides 
and  other  Necessary  Jobbs.    Examined  the  Cask  of  Potatoes  and  found 
them  not  fitt  to  Eat, 


Remarks  on  Friday  August  nth:  1780- 


The  Fore  Part  of  these  24  Hours  Clear,  and  Pleasant  Weather,  Winds 
from  the  Westward,  Middle  and  latter  part,  thunder  &  Rain 
Mr.  Stacey  taken  Sick  this  day 
Received  on  Board  the  following  Stores 

3  Coils  of  3  Inch  Rope, 

3  Coils  of  6  Inch  Hauser  laid 

I  Coil  of  2  Inch.  .Do. 

3  Pair  of  Lower  Shrouds 

I  Coil  of  4  Inch  for  Stays 

1  Fish  Pendant 

1  Fish  Pendant  of  5  Inch 

2  Coils  of  3  Inch 

I  Fish  Hook  i  Catt  Block 


Remarks  on  Saturday  August  I2th.  1780- 


This  Begins  with  Clear,  Pleasant  Weather,  Winds  Squally.  Middle 
and  latter  Part,  Squally  with  Showers  of  Rain 
Received  on  Board  the  following  Stores  Vizt. 
50  fathom  of  4  Inch  Rope 
I  Coil  of  2  Inch 

1  Coil  of  3  Inch 

2  Coils  of  2^  Inch 
I  Coil  of  3^  Inch 
I  Catt  Block 

I  Large  Single  I  Large  Double  Block 
21  Basketts 

French  Carpenters  and  Joiners  as  before. 


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Remarks  on  Sunday  August  13th:  1780 — 


This  Day  begins  with  Clear,  Pleasant  Weather,  People  Emplojd 
washing  the  Decks,  and  scraping  the  Ships  sides.  Middle  and  latter 
part  Ditto  Weather, 


Remarks  on  Monday  August  14th.  1780 — 


This  Day  begins,  with  Clear,  Pleasant  Weather,  People  Employd 
Received  on  Board  the  following  Articles  Vizt. 


2  Main  Top  Mast  Steerg.  Sails 
1  Mizen 

1  Main  Steering  Sail 

2  Jibbs 

2  Main  Top  Gallt.  Steerg.  Sails 
2  Mizen  Top  Mast  Do- 

1  Sprit  Sail  Top  Sail 

2  Barricado  Cloths 
5  Covering  Cloths 
1  Wind  Sail 

I  Quarter  Cloth 


1  Canvas  Hose 
6  Tarpaulins 

5  Coats  for  Masts 

2  Pumps  for  Hoses 

2  Fore  Top  Mast  Steering  Sails 
2  Fore  Top  Gallt.  Steering  Sails 
I  Middle  Stay  Sail 
I  Main  Sail 
I  Fore  Sail 
I  Royal  1 
16  Cott  Frames 
4  Chair  Frames 
4  Benches 


Remarks  on  Teusday  August  15th.  1780 — 


The  first  part  of  these  24  Hours.  Clear  Weather,  and  the  Wind 
from  the  Westward,  Received  on  board  6  Different  Flags  and  i 
English  Pendant,  the  Middle,  and  Latter  Part  Do  Weather,  People 
Employd  Cleaning  the  Ship  Painters  in  Painting,    thus  ends  this 
24  Hours 


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Remarks  on  Wednesday  August  i6th:  1780- 


These  24  Hours  Squalls  of  Wind  and  Rain,  from  the  Westward, 
Received  on  Board  the  following  Articles  Vizt. 


I  Drum 

I  Peice  of  Wire 

I  Bolt  &  Shackel 

4  Iron  Stantions  for  the  Waist 

I  Cupboard  for  the  Amourer 
73  Brooms 
24  Sheets  of  Tin 

4  Kegs  of  Shott 


1  Bag  of  Flints 

51  Peices  of  Horn  for  Lanthorns 

2  Spare  Drum  Heads 

I  Bag  of  Amourers  Tools 
20  Reams  of  Paper  for  Musqt.  Cartridges 
I  Tarpaulin  for  the  Arm  Chest 
I  Great  Coat  for  the  Marines 
Painters  Painting  the  Ship 


Remarks  on  Thursday  August  17th:  1780 


These  24  Hours  Squalls  of  Wind  &  Rain  from  the  Westward 
Received  on  Board  the  following  Articles  Vizt. 

3  Top  Armours 

4  Waste  &  fore  Castle  Cloths 
I  Hanging  Compass 

27  Barrels  of  Powder,  and  all  the  spare  Spans. 


Remarks  on  Friday  August  iSth.  1780- 


The  Fore  Part  of  these  24  Hours.  Clear  Weather,  fresh  Gales  from 
the  Westward.    Employd  getting  the  Steering  Sail  Booms  to  the  Yards. 
Received  i  Cask  of  Brandy,  Painters  Painting  the  Ship 


Remarks  on  Satarday  August  iQth.  1780 


These  24  Hours  Clear  Weather  and  fresh  Gales.  People  on  sundry 
Jobbs  Painters  still  at  work,  Received  a  Number  of  Fusiez  for  the 
Marines 


Remarks  on  Sunday  August  20th.  1780 


These  24  Hours,  Clear  &  Pleasant  Weather.    Company  Came  on  board  to 
view  the  Ship—  Manned  Ship  at  thier  departure, 


i:ro6n 


Winds 


\Vesty. 


Easty. 


Remarks  on  Monday  August  2jst:  1780 


These  24  Hours,  Clear  Weather  &  fresh  Breezes  from  the  Westward 
People  variously  Employed,  Received  a  Number  of  Sparrs.  New  Sails  &c 


Remarks  on  Teusday  August  22nd.  1780- 


These  24  Hours  fresh  Gales  &  Cloudy  Weather,  Received  on  Board  Viz- 

1  Store  Chest  for  the  Marines  Cloaths 

2  Binnacles 

2  Racks  for  the  Arms. 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  August  23rd.  1780 


These  24  Hours  fresh  Gales.,  Received,  on  Board  i  Locker  for  the 
Cook    1  Large  Chest  for  the  Capts.  Table  Linnen  &c,  2  Arm  Chest  for 
Tops.  1    4  Hour  Glass.    People  Employd  as  Necessary — 


Remarks  on  Thursday  August  24th.  1780 — 


These  24  Hours  Winds  from  the  Eastward.    People  Employed  setting 
up  the  Rigging,  Received  on  Board  Vizt. 

300  Pair  of  Shoes 

300  Pair  of  Stockgs 


Remarks  on  Friday  August  25th.  1780- 


These  24  Hours,  fresh  Gales  to  the  Eastward,  this  Being  the  French 
Kings  Birth  day.  Fired  2  Royall  Salutes,  with  the  Cannon,  the 
Marines,  fired  2  Feu  de  Joyes.  the  People  variously  Employed—  on 
Sundry  Jobbs — 


Remarks  on  Satarday  August  26th.  1780 — 


The  Fore  Part  of  these  24  Hours.  Begins  with  fresh  Gales  from  the 
Eastwd.  People  variously  employed.  Bending  Steering  Sails,  Reed. 
60  Casks  of  Water. 


C107] 


ffinds 


Easty. 


Remarks  on  Sunday  August  27th:  1780- 


These  24  Hours,  fresh  Gales,  employed  stowing  away  the  Water 


Remarks  on  Monday  August  28th:  1780- 


These  24  Hours.  Clear,  and  Pleasant  Weather,  Finished  stowing  the 
Water  Casks,  Received  on  Board  the  following  Articles  Vizt. 


10  Chord  of  Wood 
No.  I  a  Case   A 
9...   Do 


10 

17 
12 

19 
7 

13 
15 
16 

14 

18 

6 


Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do., 

Do.. 

Do., 

Do., 

Do. 

Do. 


No.  22  a  Large  Mortar  marked  A 

No.  23  a  Parcell  of  Sieves 

5  a  Case 

24  a  Barrel  of  Oyl   

3  a  Case 

4  a  Case 

20  a  Case 

2  a  Case 

21  a  Case 

25  a  Case  of  Instruments  . . . 
8  a  Case 

1 1  a  Case 


Remarks  on  Teusday  August  2gth.  .1780- 


These  24  Hours  begins  with  Moderate  Breezes,  from  the  Westward, 
People  variously  Emploj'ed,  fitting  sundry  Jobbs  about  the  Rigging, 
Received  on  Board  the  following  Articles  Vizt. 


No.  1  a  Case  marked  TR 

2  a  Case    FL 

a  Box   MD 

a  Box    PB 

a  Trunk   ....  TR 

No.  1  a  Box    WP 

2  a  Box    TR 

I  a  Trunk    ....  FL 


No, 


2  a  Box  marked  WP 
Box  marked  <iQ> 
a  Trunk  marked  PT 
a  Trunk W 

6  Cases  of  Wine . .   V 


CioS] 


mnds 

Remarks  on  Wednesday  August  JOth:  1780— 

Westy- 

Begins  with  Clear  Weather,  and  Fresh  Breezes  from  the  Westward, 
People  variously  employed.  Received  on  Board  the  following  Articles 

I  Pipe  of  Wine 

8  different  Ensigns 

3  Pendants. 

1  Cask  of  Brandy 

Remarks  on  Thursday  August  31st:  1780 

it 

Begins  with  Clear  Weather,  and  Light  Winds  from  the  Westward 
People  variously  Employed 

Remarks  on  Friday  September.  1st:  1780 

ti 

These  24  Hours.  Hazey.  with  Rain,  People  Employed  fitting  the 
Quarter  Deck,  for  a  Grand  Entertainment,  Received  16  Cases  of  Wine- 

Remarks  on  Saturday  September  2nd.  1780 — 

EastY- 

These  24  Hours  begins  with  Clear  Weather,  and  Moderate  Breezes  from 
the  Eastward,  had  a  Grand  Entertainment  on  Board .  .  Expended  2  Cases 
No.  7  &  20,  Fired  Salutes,  Exercised  Great  Guns,  and  small  Arms. 
the  Capt.  Kicked  Mr.  Fanning,  Midshipman,  and  Ordered  him  below, — 

Remarks  on  Sunday  September  3rd.  1780 — 

(1           It 

.  .These  24  Hours.  Clear  Weather,  People  &  Carpenters  variously  employed 
clearing  the  Ship,  Exercised  the  Guns. 

Remarks  on  Monday  September  4th.  1780- 

Westy. 

These  24  Hours  Modte.  Weather.  Winds  from  the  Westwd.  People 
variously  employed.   Mr.  Potter.  Mid  Orderd  in  Irons,  by  the  Capt.  for 
a  Thermometer  being  broke,  in  his  Cabbin 

CI093 


IFinds 


Remarks  on  Teusday  September  5th:  lySo- 


These  24  Hours.  Clear  Weather,  and  Moderate  Breezes  from  the  Eastwd. 
a  Pilot  came  on  board,  took  the  Charge  of  the  Ship,  in  Order  to 
Easty-  carry  her  to  the  Isle  of  Groa',  Sett  the  Top  Sails,  Cast  off  the 

Moorings  and  went  without  Fort  Louis,  then  set  all  Sail,  made  3  or 
4  Tacks  and  Came  to  Anchor  under  Groa',  Received  on  Board,  i  Cask 
and  a  half  of  Brandy 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  September  6th. .  1780 — 

Begins  with  Moderate  Breezes  from  the  Southward,  a  Tumbling  Swell 
Southy.         at  10  A  M  freshened  the  Hause,  People  variously  employed  on  Sundry 
Necessary  Jobbs. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  September  yth:  lySo — 


Begins  with  Clear  Weather  &  fresh  Gales  from  the  Southward,  Sent  the 
Yawl  on  Shore,  for  2  Casks  of  Water,  Struck  Top  Gallt  Yards 


Remarks  on  Friday  September.  8th:  1780- 


Westy. 


Begins  with  Cloudy  Weather,  Showers,  of  Rain  fresh  Gales  from  the 
So.ward  Sent  the  Jolly  Boat,  to  L'Orient.  for  Bread  &  Beef. .  Sent  up 
Top  Gallt.  Yards.,  People  variously  Employed,  about  Sundry  Jobbs 


Remarks  on  Satarday  September  gth.  1780- 


Begins  with  fresh  Gales  from  the  Westward,  sent  the  Boat  for  Water, 
afterwards  sent  her  to  L'Orient.  for  Bread  &  Beef,  Hove  up  the 
Anchor,  and  let  it  go  in  15  fathom  Water,  Dryd  the  Sails,-  Latter 
Part.  Cleared  the  Decks.    Handed  Sails,  Struck  Top  Gallt.  Yards — 
the  Boat  returned-  with  Beef  &  Bread. 


Clio;] 


Winds 


Northv- 


Remarks  on  Sunday  September  lOth:  1780 — 


Begins  with  Cloudy  Weather,  and  fresh  Gales  from  the  Northward 
People  variously  employed,  the  Boat  came  off.  with.  Bread  &  Beef 


Remarks  on  Monday  September  lith:  1780- 


Begins  with  Moderate  Weather.-  Light.  Breezes  from  the  Northward 
Sent  the  Jolly  Boat  on  Shore,  for  Bread  &  Beef.  Struck  Top  Gallt 
Yards  the  Jolly  Boat  came  off,-  with  Beef  &  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Teusday  September  12th.  1780 


Westy. 


Begins  with  Moderate  Weather,  Clear,  and  Light  Winds  from  the 
Northwd.  Hoisted  out  the  Barge,  and  sent  her  to  L. 'Orient,  Loosed 
Sails  to  Dry,  at  Noon  Handed  them,  the  Barge  came  off  with  Money 
to  pay  the  Wages,  to  the  16th.  of  March,  of  the  Officers  <Sc  Men.  of 
the  Late  Bon  Homme,  Richard,    Struck  Top  Gallt.  Yards 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  September  ijth:  1780- 


Begins  with  fresh  Gales  from  the  Southwd.     Cloudy  Weather,  a  Craft 
came  a  long  side,  with  20  Casks  of  Water,  and  Releiving  Takles 
for  the  Gunner,  filled  up  all  the  Water  Casks,  Employed  Clearing  the 
Booms,  and  stowed  the  Barge,  Sent  the  Jolly  Boat  on  Shore  for  Beef 
&  Bread. 


Remarks  on  Thursday  September  14th.  1780 — 


Begins  with  Clear  Weather,  and  Moderate  Breezes  from  the  Westward 
People  Employed  making  Points,  and  splicing  the  Larboard  Cable, 
the  Jolly  Boat  returned,  with  Bread  &  Beef 


Cm] 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Friday  September  15th:  1780 — 


Begins  with  Cloudy  Weather,  and  Moderate  Breezes,  the  Jolly  Boat 
Westy.        I  set  out  for  L'Orient  for  Beef  &  Bread,  People  Employed  variously 


Remarks  on  Saturday  September  i6th:  1780- 


Begins  with  fresh  Breezes  of  Wind,  Westerly,  Received  on  board  the 
following  Stores  Vizt. 

2  Cask  of  Hams 

S  Barrels  of  Flour 

I  Barrel  of  Pease 

1  Large  Trunk 

2  Boxes  of  Candles 
I  Barrel  of  Brandy 


7  Casks  of  Brandy 
3  Bales  of  Blankets 

8  Bags  of  Cheese 

9  Kegs,  of  Pease 
9  Kegs  of  Butter 

32  Boxes  of  Wine 


Vble 


Remarks  on  Sunday  September  17th.  1780- 


Begins  with  fresh  Gales,  and  Showers  of  Rain,  sent  the  Jolly  Boat  to 
L'Orient.  at  10  A  M  Veered  out  to  a  whole  Cable,  and  struck  Top 
Gallt.  Masts,  at  i  A  M.  Hoisted  a  Signal,  and  fired  a  Gun.  for  a 
Pilot,  at  3  a  Pilot  came  on  Board,  from  Groa'.  at  4  veered  to  a 
Cable  &  a  Half,  Latter  part  blowing  fresh  with  Lightning,  got  up 
the  Lightning  Rods 


Remarks  on  Monday  September.  iSth:  1780 — 


These  24  Hours  Hazy  Weather,  Hove  up  the  Anchor,  found  it  Clear, 
and  let  it  go  again,  the  Jolly  Boat  returned  with  Provisions,  Heeled 
Ship  and  scrubbed  under  Water.  Both  Sides,  Exercised  the  Great  Guns, 
sent  the  Jolly  Boat  to  Town,  for  Beef  &  Bread 


Ciiz] 


winds 


NW 


Westy. 


Easty. 


Remarks  on  Teusday  September  igth:  lySo- 


Begins  with  Fresh  Breezes  from  NW.  at  Meridian  the  Jolly  Boat 
returned  with  Passengers,  and  Provisions,  Received  on  Board  the 
following  Articles  Vizt. 


6  Boxes  of  Wine 
4  Hhds  of  Charcoal 
2  Barrcll  Hozes 

1  Green  Hide 
19  Sheep 

2  Goats 
12  Hogs 

4  Bags  of  Oats 

6  Bags  of  Potatoes 
14  do.  of  Pease 

5  do.  of  Buckwheat 


1  Bale  of  Blankets 
10  do.  of  Jackets 

1 6  Trunks  &  Boxes 
23  Hogs 

5  Trunks 

2  Large  Cask 

6  Bags  of  Hay 
Fishing  Lines  &  Hooks 
Quantity  of  Twine 
Spun  Yarn  &  Marline 

&  Cotton  Yarn 


I  Barrel  of  Rice 

I  Box  of  Drafts 

3  small  Boxes 

I  Large  Box  markd  W. 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  September  20th:  1780- 


Begins  with  Heavy  Gales  from  the  Westward.  Veered  out  a  Cable 
Cloudy  and  Heavy  Showers  of  Rain,  People  variously  Employed  Rousing 
up  the  Cables,  and  spliced  them  three  on  one  End,  and  2  on  the 
other,  sent  the  Jolly  Boat  on  Shore,  Middle  Part  Clear,  came  on 
Board  a  Number  of  Passengers 


Remarks  on  Thursday  September  2ist:  1780- 


Begins  with  Moderate  Breezes,  from  the  Eastward,  Hove  in  the  Cable, 
Clear  Weather,  the  Jolly  Boat  came  oflE  with  Beef  &  Bread.  Drying 
Sails,  came  on  Board  2  Passengers  with  thier  Baggage, 


l^Ul 


tVinds 


Remarks  on  Friday  September  22nd:  1780 


Westy. 


Easty. 


Westy. 


Westy 

Northd. 


Begins  with  Moderate  Breezes  from  the  Westward,  the  Jolly  Boat 
returned,  with  Provisions,  Reed,  by  a  Chace  Marey.  the  following 
Articles  V^izt. 


1  Cask  of  Wine 
10  do.  of  White  Beans 

I  do.  of  Halts 

8  Bales  of  Stops 
13  do.  of  Mattrasses 

4  Hampers  Bottled  Beer, 


3  Baskets  Loaf  Sugar 
3  Trunks    P  I 
I  Box  Window  Glass 
15  Hatts 
3  Kegs  of  Whiting 
I  Half  Barrel 
I  Jarr, 


3  Boxes  Oyl  or  Wine 
12  Cask  of  Water 
8  New  Cotts 
I  Hhd  Vinegar 


Remarks  on  Satarday  September  23rd.  1780- 


These  24  Hours  begins  with  fresh  Gales  from  the  Eastward.  Cloudy 
Weather  sent  down  Top  Gallt.  Yards.    People  Employed  on  Sundry  Jobbs. 
fired  a  Gun  for  all  Capts.  of  Merchantmen  to  come  on  board.    Served 
out  3  Cotts 


Remarks  on  Sunday  September  24th:  1780- 


Fresh  Gales  from  the  Westward,  Came  in  a  Fleet  from  Nantz.  under 

the  Convoy  of  4  Frigates,  People  variously  Employed.    Paid  some 

of  the  People  a  Months  Pay.    Served  the  Ships  Company  with  Bedding 


Remarks  on  Monday  September  25th:  1780 


Begins  with  fresh  Gales,  from  the  Westward.  People  variously  em- 
ployed the  Latter  Clear  Weather,  &  Light  Winds.  Expended  2  Cask  of 
Water  i .  of  Beef 


Remarks  on  Teusday  September  26th:  1780 


The  Fore  Part  of  these  24  Hours  fresh  Gales  from  the  Westward.  People 
variously  Employed.    Ends  with  Modte.  Weather,    Wind  to  the  Northwd 


D143 


Winds 

Remarks  on  Wednesday  September  27th:  1780 — 

Norty. 
Westd. 

The  Fore  Part  of  these  24  Hours.  Light  Winds  from  the  Northvvd.   Hove 
Short  a  Peak,  Loosed  Fore  Top  Sail  and  fired  a  Gun.    Came  on  Board 
sundry  Articles,  for  the  Capt.  .  the  Latter  part  veered  away  the  Cable 
Sent  up  Top  Gallt.  Yards.  Received  Bread  &  Beef.  Ends  with.  Light 
Breeze  from  the  Wstwd. 

Remarks  on  Thursday  September  28th:  1780— 

K 

The  Fore  part  of  these  24  Hours,  fresh  Gales  from  the  Westward. 
Veered  to  a  whole  Cable,  sent  the  Jolly  Boat  to  L'Orient.  Exercised 
the  Cannon,  People  Necessary  Employed.    Ends  Squally  with  Rain 

Remarks  on  Friday  September  2gth.  1780— 

H 

The  Fore  Part  of  these  24  Hours,  fresh  Gales  from  the  Westward,  at  8 
AM  Veered  to  a  Cable,  and  a  Half.  &  Struck  Top  Gallt.  Masts,  the  Mid- 
dle part,  Showers  of  Rain,  and  Heavy  Seas,  People  Necessary  Employd 
Expended  2  Casks  of  Water 

Remarks  on  Saiarday  September  30th:  1780 — 

(t 

Begins  with  Showers  of  Rain,  and  Heavy  Gales  from  the  Westward 
the  Middle  Part  Clear  Weather,  Exercised  the  Great  Guns.  Expended 
2  Casks  of  Water,    i  Cask  of  Beef 

Remarks  on  Sunday  October.  1st.  1780— 

(I 

Begins  with  fresh  Gales,  from  the  Westward,  with  a  Heavy  Sea,  the 
Brigs  of  our  Convoy,  slipd  their  Cables,  and  went  into  Port  Louis, 
the  Middle  part  a  French  Frigate  &  armed  Brig  Slipd  and  went  in/ 
Hoisted  a  Signal  and  fired  a  Gun  for  a  Pilot,  the  Gale  &  Sea  Increas- 
ing with  Heavy  Squalls  of  Rain,  Expended  2  Casks  of  Water 

nii.s: 


Winds 


Remarks  on  Monday  October.  2nd.  1780 — 


Westwd- 


Northwd. 


Begins  with  Heavy  Gales,  and  Clouds  from  the  Westward,  and  a  Heavy 
Sea,  Hoisted  a  Signal,  and  fired  a  Gun,  every  half  Hour  untill  we 
got  a  Pilot —  the  Gale  abated.  People  Employed  on  Sundry  Necessary 
Jobbs.  about  the  Ship.    Fired  2  Shott  at  a  Brig  that  was  under 
American  Colours,  that  went  into  Port  Louis.  Expended  2  Casks  of 
Water,  &  i  of  Beef    Ends  with  Heavy  Squalls  of  Rain 


Remarks  on  Teusday  October  3rd,  1780- 


These  24  Hours  begins  with  Moderate  Weather,  and  little  Breezes  of 
Wind  Hove  up  the  Starboard  Anchor,  and  let  go  the  Larboard  one, 
Expended  276  lb.  Beef 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  October  4th:  1780- 


These  24  Hours  fresh  Breezes  of  Wind,  and  Moderate  Weather,  got 
Top  Gallt.  Mast  up  and  stowed  the  Starboard  Anchor,  at  4  P.M. 
the  Captain  went  on  Shore,  Hoisted  out  the  small  Boat,  and  sent 
her  to  Groa'  for  Passengers 


Remarks  on  Thursday  October  5th:  lySo — 


These  24  Hours.  Little  Winds  to  the  Northward,  Hove  Short  at  4 
sent  the  Boat  for  the  Capt.  at  9  she  returned  with  the  Capt,  Re- 
ceived from  L'Orient.  as  follows. 


5  Marline  Spikes 
34  Brooms 
4  Barrels  of  Pork 
8  Barrels  of  Beef 
2  Casks  of  Wine 
2  Casks  of  Brandy 
4  Barrels  of  Flour 
1  Barrell  of  Oatmeal 
I  Cask  of  Suett 


12 — 6  Inch  Blocks 

12 9  Inch  Blocks 

3  Sides  of  Leather 
12  Hooks  &  Thimbles 

1  Bolt  of  Canvas 

2  Kegs  of  Butter 
2  Bags  of  Onions 

2  Boxes  of  Arms — 


1:1163 


mnds 


Southd. 


Remarks  on  Friday  October,  the  6th:  IjSo — 


These  24  Hours  fresh  Breezes  of  Wind  to  the  Southwd.  &  Cloudy 
Weather,  Hove  short  in  Order  for  getting  under  way,  But  the 
Weather  not  proving  favourable,  veered  out  the  Cable  again  struck 
Top  Gallt.  Yards.    Hoisted  out  the  small  Boat,  and  sent  her  on 
board,  the  Merchantmen,  with  Signals,    the  Duke  of  Lienster.  one 
of  our  Fleet  got  under  way.  in  Company  with  the  Lugger,  into 
L'Orient 


Remarks  on  Saiarday  October  yth:  1780 — 


These  24  Hours,  fresh  Breezes  of  Wind,  and  Cloudy  Weather,  Loosed 
the  Sails  to  Dry.  Hoisted  out  the  small  Boat  to  send  her  to  the 
Isle  of  Groa'  for  Water,  but  before  she  got  a  Shore  made  a  Signal 
for  her  to  return. 


H 

K 

HC 

Courses 

Winds 

Remarks  on  Sunday  October  8th.  1780 — 

I 

Begins  with  fine  Pleasant  Weather,  fired  a  Gun,  and 

2 

made  a  Signal  for  Sailing,  Hove  up.  and  stood  off. 

?i 

and  fired  several  Guns,  for  a  Brig  and  a  Lugger, 

4 

to  come  out  of  Port,  at  6  PM  the  Duke  of  Leinster, 

S 

came  up  with  us,  and  spoke  us  as  at  8  PM.  did  the 

6 

I 

I 

SW 

NW 

Lugger, 

7 

2 

West 

NNW 

8 

2 

the  West  End.  of  the  Island  Groa'  bore  NNW 

Q 

Let  2  Reefs  out  of  the  Top  Sails,  Sett  Courses 

10 

and  Stav  Sails,  Got  up  Top  Gallt.  Yards  and  sett  Top 

II 

12 

I 

Gallt.  Sails, 

2 

3 

4 

At  6  In  Top  Gallt.  Sails,  Hailed  down  Staysails 

S 

At  7  AM  Double  Reefed,  the  Top  Sails,  Isle  of  Groa, 

6 

7 
8 

bearing  NEBE:  distt  6  Leagues 

.=; 

I 

WSW. 

South 

At  9  Struck  Top  Gallt.  Masts  &  Yards:  Handed  Top 

9 

5 

I 

Sails  &  Jibb 

10 

4 

II 

I 

Ends  with  Heavy  Gales 

12 

I 

No  Observation — 

Cirj] 


H 

K 

H- 

I 

3 

I 

2 

3 

I 

3 

3 

4 

3 

I 

5 
6 

4 
4 

7 
8 

2 
2 

I 
I 

9 

2 

lO 

2 

II 

2 

12 

2 

I 

2 

3 

4 

5 
6 

7 
8 

9 

lO 

II 

12 

Courses 


WNW 


Winds 


sw 


VVBN|N   SWBS 


NWBW 

SSE 
SEE 


SWBW 
SW 


Remarks  on  Monday  October  gth:  1780- 


Begins  with  Hea\T  Gales,  and  a  great  Sea,  shipped 
much  Water  the  Ship  under  her  Courses,  one  of  the 
Brigs  in  Sight. 

At  6  P.M.  Wore  Ship.  Sounded  50  fathom  Water. 
Housed  the  Guns 

At  7.  Down  Fore  Top  Mast  &  Mizen  Stay  Sails, 
HauUed  up  the  Mizen 

At  9  the  Ship  Water  Logged,  up  Main  Sail  &  Reefed 
him  At  10  Handed  the  Main  Sail,  the  Gale  still  In- 
creasing, sett  the  Chain  Pumps  to  work,  the  Ship  mak- 
ing much  Water,  at  ^  Past  1 1  Handed  the  Fore  Sail, 
finding  the  Ship  would  not  right  let  go  the  Lee  Anchor, 
in  40  fathom,  and  Cut  away  the  Fore  Mast  at  2  AM. 
the  Gale  Increasing,  the  Ship  making  much  Water  Cut 
away  Main  &  Mizen  Masts,  Hands  Employed  Pump- 
ing and.  Clearing  the  Rack,--  the  Ship  then  bringing 
up  and  Riding  to  her  Anchor,  with  a  Heavy  Sea, 


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Remarks  on  Teusday  October  lOth:  1780- 


Begins  with  Clear  Weather,  and  Heavy  Gales  from  the 

SW.    and  a  Heavy  Sea,  Shipped  much  Water,  the 

Pumps  constantly  Employed,  getting  things  ready,  for 

Jury  Mast  Got  up  a  Jury  Fore  Mast,  and  Rigged  the 

Sail 

Expended  2  Casks  of  Water,  i  of  Pork— 


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mnds 


Remarks  on  Wednesday  October  nth:  1780 — 


NW. 


s\v. 


Begins  with  Squally  Weather,  ^"  Rain  with  Heax'y  Seas.  Shipped  much 
Water,  Rigged  a  Pair  of  Sheers,  for  a  Jury  Mizen  Mast,  and  a  Yard 
athwart  them.  Bent  a  Stay  Sail  &  Jibb.  at  12  AM.  Cut  the  Cable 
and  got  under  way.  and  stood  off  WSW.  at  4  A  M  Kept  her  away  ESE.  At 
8  AM.  EBN.  at  10  made  the  Island  of  Groa,  bearing  ENE.  Distance.  6  or 

7  Leagues,  stood  in  for  it 

Expended.  2  Casks  of  Pork, 


Remarks  on  Thursday  October  12th:  1780- 


Begins  with  Moderate  Weather,  the  Winds  from  the  NW.  At  i  PM. 
Hoisted  a  Signal,  and  fired  several  Guns  for  a  Pilot  at  4  P.M  got  one  oflt 
from  Groa'  at  6  P.M  Came  to  an  Anchor  in  13  fathom  of  Water,  under  the 
Isle  of  Groa,  tlie  Middle  and  latter  part  pleasant  Weather 


Remarks  on  Friday  October  ijth:  lySo- 


These  24  Hours,  at  12  Hove  up  the  Anchor,  and  got  under  Sail,  at  5 
PM.  Came  to  an  Anchor,  in  the  Harbour,  of  L'Orient.  in  5  fathom  Water 
Moored  the  Ship,  with  the  Pilots  Stream  Anchor,  and  Cable,  and  our 
own  Bower  Anchor,  getting  out  Boats  and  Clearing  Ship 
Reed  fresh  Beef  and  Bread 


Remarks  on  Satarday  October  14th:  1780- 


Southd.        These  24  Hours,  begins  with  fresh  Breezes  from  the  Southward.  People 
variously  Employed.-  the  Pilot,  came  and  took  up  his  Stream  Anchor, 

Eastd-  and  Carried  out  our  Sheet  Anchor,,     Ends  with  Pleasant  Weather. 

Winds  from  the  Eastward,    Received  fresh  Beef  &  Bread 


C119: 


APPENDICES 


APPENDIX  A. 

Copies  of  the  Remarks  in  the  Log  Book  of  the  Bon  Homme 
Richard,  now  in  the  possession  of  the  Selkirk  family. 

Rcmarkcs  on  Jf'idncssday.  Sept  the  22  I'TQ 

This  24  bourses  Begins  with  a  Litte  Bricze  of  wind  and  Showry  weather  att 
3PM  saw  a  Sail  and  att  4PM  Took  him  at  \  peast  4  took  him  in  tow  and 
att  6  P.M  saw  a  flet  of  16  Sailes  Larg  and  Small  Signlelcd  the  prize  and  Cast 
him  off  and  made  a  Signel  and  made  sail  after  them  the  pcallice  gave  Chace  to 
on  that  was  to  Leeward  and  the  Veangence  come  with  us  att  7.  P  M  Lost  Sitte 
of  them  and  att  8  got  Sitte  of  on  and  gave  Chace  and  att  9  tak  Ship 

att  1 1  P  M  Cam  up  with  the  Chace  so  near  as  to  give  hire  a  gun  and  fired  a 
nomber  of  gunes  att  hire  But  Sh  Did  not  Bring  too  att  wore  Ship  and  spid  a 
Sail  ahead  which  was  the  Veangance  att  i  peast  12  saw  a  Sail  and  att  I  a  m 
Spok  with  him  &  She  proved  to  Be  a  Bridg  from  otterdam  wc  hoisted  out  the 
Small  Boat  and  Sent  an  offsir  and  2  hands  to  take  Charge  of  here  and  2  hands 
to  fich  the  Boat  and  prissoners  a  Bord  and  mad  Sail 

att  Sam  Cald  all  hands  to  Quarters  Saw  a  Ship  in  Shore  hoisted  a  jack  att  the 
fore  top  galmast  head  for  a  poilot  att  9  we  saw  2  poilot  Bots  aComing  att  10 
one  Borded  us  att  i  peast  10  the  other  Borded  the  prise  we  mand  first  Boat  and 
Sent  to  the  prise  and  Brought  the  other  aBord 


Remnrhes  on  Thursday  Sept  the  2J:  TJJO 

This  24  Hourses  Begins  with  a  Litte  Breze  of  wind  and  Raniey  weather  the 
wind  V'carible  Att  4  P.  M  toek  the  Littel  Sloop  pulot  in  tow  att  healef  peast 
to  sent  Shooneur  pilot  Boat  to  go  a  Bord  of  the  prise  Bridg  to  sink  hir  But 
seeing  hir  make  Sail  for  the  Land  hald  the  Boat  to  Come  Beack  att  \  Peast  5 
the  Boat  got  a  Long  Sid  and  we  took  hir  in  tow  a  Stairn  of  the  other  att  6PM 
Spirean  Littes  Bor  W  N  W  Distance  6  Leagues  att|  peast  11  P  M  Saw  two 
Sailes  att  I  A.  M  Cald  all  hands  att  2  A  M  all  to  Qu'carters  atti  peast  2  hoistd 
3  Littes  I  fowd  I  amid  Shipcs  &  I  afte  att  J  peast  2  hoistd  2  more  Leites  att 
the  mirzon  peak  Laid  the  m  .^'  mison  top  Sailes  to  the  mast  the  Sailes  Shod  a 
Litte  att  4  wore  Ship  att  5  A  M  hisde  a  Chuckcrd  flag  att  the  mezin  peak  att 
\  peast  5  found  them  to  Be  the  Elliancc  and  pealaice  two  of  our  Cone  Sortes 
or  twoo  of  our  flete 


Remarks  on  Friday  24th .  .  September  1779 

The  First  part  of  this  twenty  four  Hours  clear  and  Pleasant  Weather  with 

Moderate  Breeses  of  Wind At  3  P.M.  sent  the  small  Schooner  with 

Mr.  Lunt  and  A  Number  of  Marines  in  her  to  Board  a  Schooner  Brigg  to  the 
Windward  of  us  at  i  past  Do.  the  Alliance  hove  out  a  Signal  and  bore  away 
we  immediately  fir'd  a  gun  for  the  Schooner  to  give  over  Chase  and  kept  away 

at  4  sett  Steering  Sails  fore  and  aft  (in  Chase  of  two  Ships)  At  6  P.M. 

Hoisted  a  Blue  flag  Blue  Pendant  Sc  a  Blue  Si  Yellow  Flag  At  .V  past  Do. 
came  up  with  the  largest  Ship  and  engaged  her ;  the  Alliance  engag'd  the  small 
Ship  which  soon  struck.  Att  8  A.M.  the  Alliance  came  under  our  stern  and 
Rak'd  us  fore  &  aft.  She  then  shot  just  ahead  of  us  and  did  the  like  again,  we 
were  all  this  time  closely  engag'd  with  our  Antagonist  lying  so  near  each  other 
that  our  Yard  Arms  was  within  her's ;  at  10  P.M.  She  Struck  her  Colours  and 
prov'd  to  be  the  Searuppus  of  44  Guns  soon  after  She  Struck  her  Main  Mast 
fell  over  her  side.  The  People  employed  in  putting  fire  out  that  had  catch'd 
in  several  parts  of  the  Ship&  in  Pomping  for  we  were  very  near  sinking ;  The 
Ship  that  the  Alliance  Took  prov'd  to  be  the  Scarborough  of  20  Guns 

Editor's  Note:  The  foregoing  are  copies  of  the  entries  or  Remarks  in  "A  Log 
Book  for  the  Ship  Bon  Homme  Richard,  the  Honorible  John  Paul  Jones  Com- 
mander begun  at  L'Orient  Saturday,  8th  of  May  1779,"  of  which  a  typewritten 
copy  is  in  the  Navy  Department  Library,  and  the  original  is  supposed  to  be  now 
in  the  possession  of  the  Selkirk  family  at  St.  Mary's  Isle. 

Facsimiles  of  the  three  Remarks  of  the  22nd,  23rd,  and  24th  of  September  are 
also  in  the  Navy  Department  Library.  The  entries  of  the  22nd  and  23rd  are  in 
the  same  handwriting,  and  of  similar  orthography,  as  are  the  preceding  Remarks 
in  that  log.  The  handwriting  of  the  Remarks  on  Friday  the  24th  is  that  of  Lieut. 
Henry  Lunt,  who  also  wrote  the  Remarks  on  the  same  day  in  the  Serapis'  log  book. 

There  are  no  entries  in  the  column  of  Knots,  F.,  Courses,  Wind,  for  which  the 
pages  are  ruled,  for  those  days. 

H  this  log  was  the  regular  Ship's  Journal,  it  is  remarkable  that  it  should  have 
been  kept  by  a  man  whose  handwriting  and  orthography  were  so  bad  as  to  be 
decipherable  with  difficulty.  That  the  record  of  the  transactions  on  the  eventful 
24th  day  of  September  on  the  Richard  and  Serapis  and  the  following  days  should 
have  been  delegated  to  Lieutenant  Lunt  and  Midshipman  Groube  seems  to  have 
been  thought  desirable  by  some  one  in  authority. 


D24!] 


APPENDIX  B. 

Copy  of  a  Letter  from  Captain  James  Nicholson  to  Captain 
John  Barry,  Commanding  U.  S.  Frigate  Alliance. 

Philada.  June  24th  1781.-- 
Dr.  Barry, 

After  congratulating  you  on  your  safe  arrival  and  success,  I  shall  without  any 
apoligy  relate  to  you  what  has  been  Transacting  in  this  Quarter  relative  to 
rank  for  this  week  past,  it  still  hangs  over  our  head  &  requires  every  Exertion 
of  Interest  to  prevent  its  taking  place.  The  Attempt  has  been  bold  &  Daring 
and  is  only  equaled  by  the  man  who  made  it. 

The  Chevalier  ever  since  his  arrival  in  this  City  has  devoted  his  time,  pri- 
vately, by  making  personal  application  to  the  Individual  members  of  Congress 
to  give  him  rank  at  the  head  of  our  Navy,  and  after  Interesting  (by  being  an 
accomplished  Courtior),  every  member  who  was  week,  or  of  his  own  stamp  in 
his  favor,  hands  into  Congress  a  Narritive  of  his  services  from  the  beginning 
of  time  containing  the  best  part  of  a  Quire  of  paper,  and  attended  with  a 
modest  petition  seting  forth  the  injustice  he  had  done  him  in  the  Establishment 
of  rank  and  desire  of  redress  &ca.  This  had  the  desired  effect,  and  he  had  a 
Committee  of  Congress  consistg.  of  Genl.  Vernon,  Mr.  Mathews  &  Mr. 
Clymer  appointed  to  enquire  into  his  Claim  and  to  make  report,  they  accord- 
ingly did  and  in  his  favor.  Congress  was  upon  the  point  of  taking  the  report 
up,  and  I  have  too  much  reason  to  believe  woud  have  gratified  the  hight  of  his 
ambition  had  we  not  by  the  greatest  accident  discovered  it,  this  was  done  by 
information  a  member  of  Congress  gave  Mrs.  Reade  in  whose  house  he  lived, 
he  was  also  on  the  most  familiar  terms  with  myself,  so  far  he  had  proceeded 
without  the  least  suspisian  on  our  side.  As  soon  as  I  was  informed  of  it,  I 
immediately  took  my  Hat  and  with  very  little  Ceremony  waited  on  the  Presi- 
dent of  Congress  at  his  house,  &  informed  what  I  had  heard,  he  received  me 
politely  &  told  me  my  suspisians  was  just,  I  therefore  desired  as  my  right  that 
Congress  might  delay  determining  on  it  untill  Cap.  Reade  &  myself  in  behalf 
of  ourselves  &  the  absent  brother  officers  equally  concerned,  should  have  an 
opportunity  of  being  heard,  which  he  promised  me  his  Interest  to  have  done, 
and  that  day  Cap.  Reade  &  myself  threw  in  our  remonstrance  to  Congress  a 
Copy  of  mine  you  have  Enclosed,  the  Consequence  of  which  was  the  Commit- 
tee was  ordered  to  reconsider  it  and  to  give  us  notice  to  attend,  we  according 
did  &  found  Cap.  Jones  without  doors  in  conferance  with  two  of  them,  Cap. 
Jones  did  not  attend,  I  desired  the  Chairman  would  send  for  him,  the  reason  I 
assigned  was  that  I  would  say  many  tlu'ngs  in  his  presence  that  I  would  not  in 
his  absence,  he  sent  w'ord  that  he  would  wait  on  us  but  never  came,  we  found 
the  President  &  Mr.  Mathews  predetermined  in  his  favor,  but  Mr.  Climer 


otherwise,  after  pointing  out  the  absurdity  of  his  claim  which  proceeded  from 
a  Brevial  from  Commodore  Hopkins  to  the  Command  of  the  Sloop  Providence 
were  from  his  own  claim,  Capts.  Whipple,  Hallock,  yourself,  &  Alexander 
where  Capts.  before  him.  I  say  after  pointing  out  this  to  them,  the  Presidt. 
appeared  to  be  convinced,  but  if  so  in  reality  I  wont  pretend  to  say.  We  had 
a  good  deal  of  conversation  with  the  Committee,  Mr.  Mathews  alone  seemed 
his  most  strenious  advocate  and  in  my  oppinion  behaved  obstinate  &  ungentiel. 
I  said  many  things  pretty  severe  of  the  Chevaliers  private  as  well  as  Public 
Carrector  too  odious  to  mention  and  yet  unnoticed,  upon  the  whole  we  acquited 
ourselves  well.  It  happened  five  days  ago  and  they  have  not  yet  made  their 
report.  Should  it  be  in  his  favor  again,  I  have  some  reason  to  believe  the 
honest  part  as  well  as  those  who  had  been  imposed  on  from  their  ignorance 
about  our  Naval  Transactions  and  the  method  of  Establishing  rank,  are  now 
sufSciently  alarmed,  and  should  the  report  be  taken  up  at  all,  they  will  not 
determine  in  his  favor.  Your  arrival  &  success  came  very  opportunily  and  I 
did  not  fail  to  make  use  of  it  I  mean  outdoors  in  presence  of  Cap.  Jones  & 
some  of  his  advocated  Members,  by  observing  that  jou  had  acquit  yourself 
well,  which  they  acknowledged.  I  then  told  them  they  could  not  do  less  than 
make  you  Admiral  also.  I  had  not  a  sentense  of  reply,  it  irritated  the 
Chevalier  so  much  that  he  was  obliged  to  decamp.  I  yesterday  was  informed 
by  a  Member  of  Congress  a  friend  of  mine  that  they  had  received  a  letter 
from  Bob  Morris  (The  Financier)  that  he  would  undertake  to  Fitt  out  im- 
mediately my  Ship  &  the  74  and  if  they  agreed  to  it,  there  would  be  a  necessity 
for  appointing  a  Cap.  to  her  immediately,  and  at  the  same  time  asked  if  I 
would  accept  of  the  Command  of  her.  I  refused  but  at  the  same  time  pointed 
out  the  necessity  of  the  next  Senior  officer  having  the  offer  &  so  down,  and  in 
case  none  of  them  would  accept  untill  it  came  to  Chevalier  that  then  he  should 
have  the  offer  he  seemed  convinced  from  the  arguments  I  made  use  of  of  the 
Necessity  of  this  mode  as  the  only  one  that  would  give  satisfaction  and  make 
our  Navy  of  repute.  How  it  will  opperate  with  Congress  I  cant  undertake  to 
determine.  I  also  let  him  understand  that  you  was  already  appointed  to  her. 
I  have  very  good  reason  to  believe  that  Bob  Morris'  views  are  solelj-  to  serve 
him,  but  be  that  as  it  may,  he  has  my  consent,  as  I  am  convinced  he  will  never 
get  her  to  sea.  It  will  suit  his  Vanity  &  only  tend  to  expose  himself  and  his 
friends  in  Congress. 

I  have  now  120  men  onbd.,  and  as  Bob  Morris  has  undertaken  to  supply 
us  with  money  expect  to  get  to  sea  in  a  fortnight. 

I  now  conclude  with  assuring  you  I  remain  Yrs  most  sincerely 

Jas.  Nicholson'. 

To  His  Excellency,  the  Presidt.  &  the  Honble.  the  Members  of  the  United 
States  in  Congress  Assembled. 

The  Memorial  of  Jas.  Nicholson,  Cap.  in  the  Navy  of  the  United  States 
Respectfully  Shewith, 

That  your  Memorialist  has  by  accident  been  informed  that  the  Chevalier 
Paul  Jones  hath  Petitioned  Congress  &  in  consequence  thereof  a  Committee 
has  been  appointed  and  are  now  actually  siting  for  the  Purpose  of  considering 
his  claim  of  Prior  Rank  to  \'our  Memorialist,  and  as  your  Memorialist  con- 
ceives any  alteration  in  the  rank  of  the  Navy  as  at  present  established  will  be 
doing  him  a  very  sensible  injury  he  begs  leave  to  call  the  recollection  of  Con- 


gress  to  their  resolves  of  the  17th  Ap.  &  the  loth  Ocbr.  of  76  by  the  latter  of 
which  the  rank  of  every  Cap.  or  Commander  in  the  Navy  was  established, 
Your  Memorialist  therefore  prays  that  Congress  will  not  deprive  him  of  the 
rank  he  has  always  held  in  the  Navy  of  the  United  States  without  a  sufficient 
cause  (which  he  presumes  does  not  exist)  as  it  will  convey  to  the  Public  at 
large  a  suspisian  that  your  Memorialist  has  forfeited  that  rank  with  which  he 
has  been  so  long  honored  by  some  misconduct.  As  your  Memorialist  has  not 
been  informed,  certainly,  upon  what  particular  grounds  Cap.  Jones  founds  his 
Claims  of  Prior  Rank,  your  Memorialist  can  only  refer  to  the  above  mentioned 
Solemn  Acts  of  Congress  which  sets  forth  the  rank  that  Honble.  body  fi.ved 
for  every  Cap.  &  Commdr.  in  the  Navy.  Your  Memorlt.  has  good  reason  to 
suppose  it  must  be  from  his  Early  Service  should  that  be  the  Case.  Your 
Memorialist  begs  leave  to  observe  what  in  his  oppinion  would  be  the  Absurdity 
of  Cap.  Jones'  claims  viz ;  That  two  of  your  Memorists.  Lieutts.  now  under 
his  immediate  Command  onbd.  the  Trumbull  would  take  the  Commd.  from 
your  Memorits.  &  will  every  Capn.  Lieutt.  that  where  in  the  Commodrs.  fleet. 
If  it  is  thought  necessary  or  proper  to  call  the  Congress  from  their  more 
Important  business,  your  Memorits.  has  prepared  and  will  furnish  a  histon,'  of 
his  services  as  a  Public  Ofi.  prior  to  the  Establishment  of  rank,  but  he  pre- 
sumes that  it  is  not  necessary  and  depends  upon  the  Justice  &  Candor  of  Con- 
gress. Your  Memorilst.  therefore  begs  leave  to  subscribe  himself  with  profond 
respect  &  Esteem  yr.  Excellency,  most  obedt.  Humble.  Servt.  &ca. 

Jas.  Nicholson 

Editor's  Note:  Captain  John  Barry,  to  whom  this  letter  was  written,  was  then 
in  command  of  the  Alliance,  lying  in  Boston  Harbor.  He  had  just  returned  from 
an  eventful  voyage  to  L'Orient,  having  taken  Colonel  John  Laurens  to  France  as 
Special  Commissioner  of  the  United  States. 


D273 


APPENDIX  C. 

Copy  of  Letter  from  Jones  to  Commodore  Ezekiel  Hopkins. 

The  Honble.  E.  Hopkins  Esquire 
Admiral  of  the  American  Fleet 
Rhode  Island. 
P  the  Brig  Sea  Nymph 
Capt.  W.  Hopkins. 

Providence,  at  Sea  in  No  Latd  37°,,  40' 
and  W.  Longd.  54°  Septr.  4th.  1776- 
Honoured  Sir 

I  know  you  will  not  suspect  me  of  flattery  when  I  affirm  that  I  have  not 
experienced  a  more  sincere  pleasure  for  a  long  time  past  than  the  account  I 
have  had  of  your  having  gained  your  cause  at  Philadelphia  in  spite  of  party. — 
Your  late  trouble  will  tend  to  your  future  advantage ;  by  pointing  out  your 
friends  &  Enemies  you  will  be  thereby  enabled  to  retain  the  one  part  while  you 

guard  against  the  other. You  will  be  thrice  welcome  to  your  Native  Land 

and  to  j'our  nearest  concerns —  after  your  late  shock  they  will  see  you,  as  Gold 
from  the  Fire,  of  more  worth  and  Value,  and  Slander  will  learn  to  keep  silence 
when  Admiral  Hopkins  is  mentioned,  but  enough  of  this. 

And  now  for  my  success —  I  sent  in  a  Nantucket  Whailer  by  Captn. 
Grinnele  27th.  Ulto. —  She  appeared  by  the  voluntary  testimony  of  the 
master  mate  &ca  to  be  the  property  of  Rank  Tories  who  had  ordered  their  Oil 
to  be  Carried  to  the  London  Market  and  the  amot.  of  it  to  be  ship't  out  in 
English  goods  to  Nantucket.  Since  that  time  I  have  been  further  to  the 
Southward  when  I  brought  too  a  number  of  French  Spanish  &  Danish  Ships — 
but  saw  no  Englishmen  'till  the  first  Currt.  when  I  fell  in  with  five  Sail  — 
one  of  them  being  very  large  we  took  her  to  be  either  an  Old  East  Indiaman 
or  a  Jamaica  three  Decker —  but  she  proved  to  be  an  English  Frigate  Mount- 
ing twenty  six  Guns  upon  one  Deck —  She  sailed  fast  and  pursued  us  by  the 
wind  'till  after  four  hours  Chase,  the  sea  running  Very  Cross,  she  got  within 
Musquit  Shot  of  our  Lee  Quarter —  as  they  had  continued  firing  at  us  from 
the  first  without  shoiving  Colours  I  was  angery  at  this  low  piece  of  Conduct 
therefore  ordered  ours  to  be  hoisted  and  began  to  fire  at  them —  they  then 
hoisted  American  Colours  and  fired  Guns  to  leeward —  but  the  bait  would  not 
take  for  having  everything  prepared  I  bore  away  across  his  forefoot  and  set 
all  our  light  sails  at  once  so  that  before  her  sails  were  trimmed  and  Steering- 
sails  set  I  was  almost  out  of  reach  of  Grape  &  soon  after  out  of  reach  of  Can- 
non Shot. — Our  "Hairbreadth  Scape"  and  the  saucy  manner  of  making  it 
must  have  mortified  him  not  a  little —  had  he  foreseen  this  motion  and  been 
prepared  to  counteract  it  he  might  have  fired  several  Broadsides  while  we 
were  within  pistol  shot —  but  he  was  a  bad  marksman  and  did  not  hit  the 

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Providence  with  one  of  the  many  shot  which  he  fired.—  I  met  with  no  other 
adventure  'till  last  night  when  I  took  the  Brigantine  Sea  Nymph  bound  from 
Barbados  for  London  with  a  Cargo  of  two  hundred  and  twenty  seven  Hogs- 
heads of  Rum  besides  Oil  Sugar  Ginger  and  Madeira  Wine I  understand 

by  this  Brig  that  the  A.  Doria  is  off  Bermuda  and  that  Captn.  Weeks  hath 

given  a  trimming  to  an  English  sloop  of  war  off  Martinico. I  am  too 

late  for  West  Indiamen  but  will  not  yet  give  up  hopes—  I  am  much  afraid 
that  the  Store  Slu'ps  come  out  under  Convoy  for  who  would  have  expected  to 
find  a  Frigate  with  no  more  than  two  Ships  a  Brig  &  a  Sloop. 

If  I  meet  with  further  success  I  will  write  you  in  Course  in  the  meantime  I 
rest  assured  that  your  good  offices  will  not  be  wanting  in  my  favour  when  the 
Navy  Rank  and  Seniority  comes  to  be  Settled—  if  I  was  worthy  of  the  Rank 
of  Eldest  Lieutenant  of  the  Fleet  I  deserve  not  to  be  superseded  in  favour  of 
any  person  who  then  bore  an  inferior  or  Juniour  Commission. 
It  will  be  good  policy  if  the  Congress  or  Marine  Committee  fix  the  Parity 
of  Rank  between  land  and  sea  OfTicers  as  it  is  on  the  English  Establishment 
Vizt.  An  Admiral  ranks  with  a  General  a  Vice  Adml  with  a  Lieun.  Genl. 
a  Rear  Adml.  with  a  Major  Genl.  a  Commodore  with  with  a  Brigadeer  Genl. 
a  Captain  with  a  Colonel  a  Master  &  Commander  with  a  Lieut.  Colo,  a  Lieut. 
Commanding  with  a  ^Lijor  &  a  Lieutenant  in  the  Navy  with  a  Captaiti  of 
Foot  or  Marines —  this  would  prevent  numberless  disputes  and  deuelings 
which  otherwise  will  be  unavoidable—  but  I  remember  that  this  agrees  with 
your  own  opinion  and  therefore  I  need  use  no  argument  to  enforce  it.—  my 
best  wishes  and  respects  await  yourself  and  Family  and  I  am  with  much 
Esteem  and  grateful  Respect 

Honoured  Sir 
Your  very  Obliged  and  most  humble  Servt. 

Jno.  p.  Jones 

Editor's  Note:  In  a  letter  to  Mr.  Hewes,  dated  Januarj'  12,  1777,  Jones, 
in  speaking  of  Hopkins,  writes  of  the  latter  calling  himself  a  Commodore,  "this 
Commodore  is  altogether  unfit  to  command  a  Frigate  of  thirty-two  Guns."  See 
Calendar  of  Jones  Manuscripts,  Library  of  Congress,  pp.  15-16,  20-22. 


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APPENDIX  D. 

Copy  of  Letter  Addressed  by  Jones  to  John  Wendell,  Esqr., 

Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

Ranger,  Nantes  nth  Deer.  1777. 
My  dear  Sir, 

The  Ranger  was  wafted  by  the  Pinions  of  the  gentlest,  and  most  friendly 
Gales,  along  the  Surface  of  the  Blue  profound  of  Neptune ;  and  not  the  swell- 
ing bosom  of  a  Friend's  nor  even  of  an  Encmis  Sail,  appeared  within  our 
placid  Horizon,  untill  after  we  had  passed  the  Everlasting  Mountains  of  the 
Sea,  (called  Azores)  whoe's  Tops  are  in  the  Cloud's,  and  whoe's  Foundations 
are  in  the  Center.  When  lo !  this  Italeyon  Season  was  interrupted !  the  "gath- 
ering Fleets  o'erspread  the  Sea"  and  Wars  alarms  began!  nor  ceased  day  or 
night  untill,  aided  by  the  mighty  Boreus,  we  cast  anchor  in  this  Asylum  the 
2d  Currt.  but  since  I  am  not  certain  that  my  Poetry  will  be  understood,  it 
may  not  be  amiss  to  add,  by  way  of  marginal  note,  that  after  leaving  Ports- 
mouth nothing  remarkable  happened  untill  I  got  to  the  Eastward  of  the 
Western  Islands ;  and  that  from  that  time  untill  my  arrival  here,  I  fell  in  with 
Ships  every  day  sometimes  every  Hour ;  within  Eighty  Leagues  of  Ushant,  I 
met  with  an  Enemies  fleet  of  Ten  Sail  bound  up  Channel,  but  notwithstanding 
my  best  endeavours,  I  was  unable  to  detach  any  of  them  from  the  strong 
Convoy  under  which  they  sailed,  I  met  with  and  brought  too  a  variety  of  other 
Ships,  none  whereof  proved  British  Property,  except  two  Brigantines  from 
Malaga  with  Fruit  for  London,  which  became  Prizes,  the  one  is  arrived  here, 
the  other  I  am  told  in  Quiberon  Bay ;  as  I  have  met  with  and  brought  too  sev- 
eral Ships  in  the  Night,  I  had  the  most  agreeable  Proofs  of  the  Active  Spirit  of 
my  Officers  and  Men. 

I  have  forwarded  my  dispatches  to  Paris,  by  Express,  and  determine  not  to 
go  myself  unless  I  am  sent  for.  I  understand  that  in  Obedience  to  Orders 
from  the  Secret  Committee  the  Commissioners  had,  some  time  ago,  provided 
One  of  the  finest  Frigates  for  me  that  can  be  imagined,  calculated  for  Thirty- 
two,  Twenty  four  Pounders,  on  one  deck,  and  longer  than  any  Ship  in  the 
Enemies  Fleet ;  but  that  it  has  been  found  necessary  to  give  her  up,  on  account 
of  some  difficulties  which  they  have  met  with  at  Court.  My  Heart  glows  with 
the  most  fervent  Gratitude  for  this,  and  every  other  unsolicited  and  unexpected 
instance  of  the  favo'r  and  Approbation  of  Congress ;  and  if  a  Life  of  Services 
devoted  to  the  Interests  of  America,  can  be  made  Instrumental  in  securing  its 
Independance ;  I  shall  be  the  happiest  of  Men,  and  regard  the  continuance  of 
such  Approbation,  as  an  Honor  far  superiour  to  the  empty  Peagantry,  which 
Kings  ever  had  Power  to  bestow. 

I  esteem  your  Son  as  a  promising  and  deserving  young  Man,  I  have  just 
now  had  some  Conversation  with  him,  and  am  much  Pleased  with  his  diffidence 


and  Modesty,  he  would  not  he  says  accept  of  a  Commission  untill  he  thinks 
himself  equal  to  the  duty  of  the  office  of  Lieutenant;  there  I  think  he  shows  a 
true  Spirit;  in  the  mean  time,  he  tells  me  that  he  is  perfectly  satisfy 'd  with  his 
present  Situation,  anything  within  my  Power  to  render  his  Situation  happy 
and  Instructive,  shall  not  be  wanting. 

I  must  rely  on  you  to  make  my  best  Compliments  receptable  to  the  fair  Miss 
Wendell,  and  to  the  other  agreeable  Ladies  of  my  acquaintance  in  Portsmouth. 
The  Captain  of  the  Raleigh  I  understand  is  well,  and  has  lately  been  figuring 
it  away  at  Paris,  whereof  please  to  acquaint  my  Sister  Officer.  I  should  be 
exceedingly  happy  to  hear  from  you,  but  as  my  destination  depends  on  what  I 
am  to  hear  from  the  Commissioners,  I  cannot  at  Present  give  you  my  Address, 
but  will  drop  you  another,  How  do  you  do,  shortly. 
I  am  with  Sentiments  of  Respect  &  Regard, 

My  dear  Sir, 

Your  Obliged, 
very  Obedient, 
most  humble  Servant. 


John  Wendell,  Esqr. 
Portsmouth 


Jno.  P.  Jones 


Editor's  Note:  In  the  Calendar  of  Jones  Manuscripts  in  the  Library  of  Con- 
gress, pp.  31-32,  are  several  letters  from  John  Wendell  to  Jones  dated  C3ct.,  1777. 
Mr.  Wendell  was  a  merchant  and  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 


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APPENDIX  E. 

Fanning's  Account  of  an  Entertainment  Given  by  Jones  on 
the  Ariel.  Possibly  the  date  is  wrong.  It  may  be  that 
recorded  in  the  Ariel's  log  on  "September  2nd.  1780 " 

About  the  tenth  of  December  Great  preparations  were  made  on  board  of  our 
ship  in  consequence  of  a  great  number  of  people  of  the  first  characters  in 
L'Orient.  One  prince  of  the  blood  royal,  and  three  French  admirals,  with 
some  ladies  of  the  first  quality,  having  had  cards  of  invitation  sent  them  by 
captain  Jones,  inviting  them  on  board  of  his  ship  the  next  day  to  take  dinner 
with  him  precisely  at  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon ;  and  also  informing  the  com- 
pany that  captain  Jones  would  in  the  evening  of  that  day,  on  board  of  his 
ship,  exhibit  to  them  a  sham  sea  fight ;  and  that  it  should  in  part  represent  his 
battle  with  the  Serapis,  particularly  her  tops.  To  go  through  with  a  minute 
detail  of  all  and  every  circumstance  that  related  to  this  scene  would,  I  fear, 
tire  the  patience  of  the  reader ;  I  shall  therefore  be  as  concise  as  possible  in  my 
relation  of  this  exhibition.  First  then,  all  the  boats  belonging  to  our  ship 
were  busily  employed  with  their  respective  crews  from  the  time  the  ap- 
proaching scene  was  known  on  board,  (which  was  the  day  before  it  was  to 
take  place,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning,  till  about  twelve  at  night  on  the  day 
on  which  the  company  were  to  dine,  in  passing  to  and  coming  from  the  shore, 
bringing  off  all  the  articles  wanted.  And  the  reader  may  rest  assured  that 
neither  cash  nor  pains  were  spared  in  order  that  the  scene  every  way  should 
appear  magnificent.  In  a  short  time  our  quarter-deck  had  the  appearance  of  a 
lady  of  qualitie's  drawing-room.  Over  head  was  suspended  an  elegant  awning, 
the  edges  of  which  were  cut  in  scollops,  and  decorated  with  a  variety  of  silk 
roses,  tassils,  &c.  from  a  little  below  the  awning:  at  the  sides  were  hung  thin 
canvass  lined  with  pink  coloured  silk,  and  which  fell  down  so  as  to  reach  the 
quarter-deck.  These  sides  were  hung  with  a  great  variety  of  French  pictures 
and  looking  glasses ;  some  of  the  first  had  been  drawn  by  one  of  the  most  fin- 
ished artists  in  France,  and  many  of  which  were  quite  indecent,  especially  to 
meet  the  eyes  of  a  virtuous  woman.  However,  in  these  days  they  made  a  part 
of  French  etequette  on  such  an  occasion.  The  quarter-deck  of  our  ship  was 
covered  with  the  most  elegant  carpets,  the  plate  alone  which  was  made  use  of 
on  this  singular  occasion  was  estimated  to  be  worth  two  thousand  guineas 
(for  my  own  part  I  believe  it  might  have  been  rated  at  double  that  sum.) 
French  cooks,  and  waiters  or  servants,  were  brought  from  the  shore  to  assist 
in  this  business  and  for  nearly  twenty  hours  preceding  the  serving  up  of 
dinner,  we  were  almost  suffocated  with  garlick  and  onions,  besides  a  great 
many  other  stinking  vegetables.  A  French  lady  (who  was  said  to  be  a  great 
connossieur  in  the  art  of  cookery,  and  in  hanging  and  arranging  pictures  in  a 
room  where  the  first  companies  went  to  dine)  was  gallanted  on  board  by 
captain  Jones  the  evening  before  the  day  on  which  the  company  were  to  dine, 
and  was  by  him  directed  to  take  upon  herself  the  superintendance  of  the  ap- 


preaching  feast.  The  next  day  was  ushered  in  b\  tliirteen  guns,  and  the 
dressing  of  the  ship  with  the  thirteen  stripes,  and  the  colours  of  all  nations  who 
were  friendlv  to  the  United  States.  Captain  Jones  and  his  officers  were  all 
dressed  in  uniform,  with  their  best  bib  and  band  on.  and  we  were  directed  by 
captain  Jones  to  conduct  ourselves  with  propriety  and  to  pay  implicit  obedience 
to  my  lady  supcrinlcndant  of  the  ceremonies.  At  a  quarter  before  3  o'clock 
in  the  afternoon  the  ship's  boats  (three  in  number,  each  having  a  midshipman 
who  acted  for  this  time  as  cockswains ;  and  the  men  who  rowed  the  boats  were 
all  neatly  dressed  in  blew  broad  cloth,  with  the  American  and  French  cockades 
in  their  hats.)  were  dispatclied  on  shore  to  bring  on  board  the  company  Jones 
received  them  as  they  came  up  the  ship's  side  and  conducted  them  to  their  seats 
on  the  quarter-deck  with  a  great  deal  of  ease,  politeness,  and  good  nature.* 
Dinner  was  served  up  at  half  past  3  P.M.  The  company  did  not  rise  from 
table  till  a  little  after  the  sun  set,  when  captain  Jones  ordered  his  first 
lieutenant  to  cause  all  hands  to  be  called  to  quarters,  which  was  done  just 
before  the  moon  was  rising.  I  of  course,  mounted  into  the  main  top,  which 
had  always  been  my  station  as  long  as  I  had  served  under  Jones  (of  which 
and  the  men  at  quarters  there,  I  had  the  command.)  Orders  were  given  before 
we  mounted  into  the  tops  that  we  must  be  well  supplied  with  ammunition 
blunderbusses,  muskets,  cowhorns,  hand  granadoes,  ^x.  The  same  as  if  we 
were  now  to  engage  with  an  enemy;  and  when  the  signal  was  given  (which 
was  to  be  a  cannon  fired  upon  the  fore-castle,  and  as  soon  as  the  gim  was  fired, 
the  sham  fight  was  to  commence.)  At  8  o'clock  it  began,  and  lasted  about  one 
hour  and  a  quarter  without  any  intermission.  Such  a  cracking  of  great  guns, 
swivels,  small  arms,  cowhorns,  blunderbusses,  &c.  such  a  hissing  and  poping 
of  hand  granadoes,  stink  pots,  powder  flasks,  was  now  heard  as  they  fell  into 
the  water  alongside,  as  was  never  the  like  in  the  harbour  of  L'Orient,  seen  or 
heard.  Some  of  the  ladies  were  much  frightened,  and  the  sham  figlit  would 
have  continued  longer  had  it  not  been  that  some  of  them  intreated  captain 
Jones  to  command  the  firing  to  cease.  The  fight  over,  a  band  of  music  which 
had  been  ordered  on  board  by  the  commandant,  and  who  had  been  paraded 
upon  the  fore  part  of  the  quarter-deck,  now  played  their  part,  and  all  was  glee 
and  harmony.  At  about  twelve  at  night  the  company  took  their  leave  of 
captain  Jones,  and  the  boats  set  them  safe  on  shore,  in  the  same  order  and 
regularity  as  they  came  on  board,  excepting  a  few  who  were  landed  half  was 
over;  these  the  midsliipmen  assisted  along  to  their  lodgings,  and  returned  on 
board  to  give  an  account  to  captain  Jones  that  we  saw  all  the  company  safe  at 
their  respective  places  of  abode.  For  several  ilays  after  this  nothing  of  any 
note  was  to  be  heard  in  conversation  among  tlie  French  at  L'Orient,  in  their 
cofifee  houses  and  private  dwellings,  but  captain  Jones's  feast  and  sham  fight. 
Upon  the  whole,  I  believe  it  must  have  cost  himself  as  well  as  the  United 
States  a  vast  sum  of  money.  There  was  certainly  a  great  quantity  of  powder 
burnt,  and  an  abundance  of  wine  (besides  other  liquors)  drank.  The  cost  of 
the  whole  of  this  entertainment,  including  the  powder,  amounted  (by  an  esti- 
mate made  by  the  American  agent's  first  clerk,  and  who  it  seems  paid  the  cash 
for  sundry  bills  relative  to  this  business,  to  3,027  crowns  at  6s.  8d.  each, 
Massachusetts  currency.)  Whether  captain  Jones  cliarged  the  whole  or  any 
part  of  the  expences  of  this  business  to  the  United  States  I  never  learned. 

•  The  company  was  superbly  dressed,  and  the  prince  was  distinguished  from  the 
rest  by  a  brilliant  star  which  he  wore  upon  his  left  breast. 


APPENDIX  F. 

The  Continuation  and  End  of  the  Voyage  of  the  Ariel 
to  the  United  States. 

As  the  Journal  of  the  Artel  ends  on  the  14th  day  of  October,  1780,  a  brief 
account  of  her  voyage  to  the  United  States,  gathered  from  the  Biographies  of 
Jones,  may  not  be  out  of  place. 

Jones  continued  to  prolong  his  stay  at  L'Orient  more  than  two  months  from 
the  time  of  his  putting  back  dismasted,  and  again  received  the  remonstrances 
of  Franklin  for  the  expenses  incurred  in  the  refitting  of  the  ship. 

The  arms  destined  for  our  army  were  so  much  damaged  that  they  were  dis- 
charged and  abandoned.  During  this  period  of  delay,  Jones  was  much  of  his 
time  in  Paris,  and  beguiled  his  time  in  giving  elegant  entertainments  on  his 
ship,  one  of  which  is  recorded  in  the  log  on  the  2d  day  of  September ;  the  one 
given  on  or  about  the  10th  of  December  is  described  by  Fanning,  Appendix  E. 
Fanning  left  the  Ariel  immediately  after  this  entertainment,  and  soon  after 
took  command  of  the  privateer  Eclipse,  sailing  out  of  Dunkirk. 

The  Ariel  sailed  from  L'Orient  on  the  i8th  of  December,  bound  for  Phila- 
delphia, and  had  an  eventful  voyage.  Owing  to  the  lumbered  condition  of  his 
ship,  Jones  was  not  particularly  anxious  to  meet  the  enemies'  cruisers.  A  con- 
spiracy was  discovered  amongst  the  English  part  of  the  crew,  to  take  the  ship, 
to  defeat  which  the  officers  and  passengers  prepared  to  defend  themselves. 
Jones  followed  an  unfrequented  track,  taking  the  southern  passage  along  the 
edge  of  the  trade  winds.  When  in  latitude  26°,  near  the  meridian  of  Bar- 
bados, a  large  sail  was  discovered,  apparently  a  cruiser,  from  which  Jones 
endeavored  to  escape,  but  failed.  The  ships  came  close  alongside,  both  dis- 
playing English  colors.  A  conversation  ensued,  and  the  stranger  proved  to  be 
a  British  ship  named  Triumph.  A  sharp  action  took  place  within  pistol  shot, 
when  the  Triumph  struck  her  colors,  and  cried  for  quarter,  but  the  Triumph, 
having  got  on  the  weather  bow  of  the  Ariel,  made  all  sail  and  escaped.  The 
Triumph  was  undoubtedly  a  privateer,  not  a  King's  ship.  After  this  action, 
twenty  of  the  ringleaders  in  the  plot  to  get  possession  of  the  ship  were  iden- 
tified, and  put  in  irons.  No  further  incidents  of  note  occurred,  and  the  Ariel 
reached  Philadelphia  on  the  18th  of  February,  1 781. 


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APPENDIX  G 
Fanning's  Account  of  the  Storm  which  Wrecked  the  Ariel. 

On  the  7th  of  October,  1 780,  we  set  sail  from  this  port  for  the  United  States 
in  the  Ariel,  at  about  6  P.M.  and  at  the  time  we  had  under  our  convoy  four- 
teen sail  of  American  vessels,  among  which  were  three  letters  of  marque,  with 
the  wind  blowing  a  leading  gale,  at  E.S.E.  At  10  P.M.  the  wind  shifted 
suddenly  into  the  W.S.W  and  blew  a  heavy  gale —  took  in  top  gallant  sails, 
and  close  reefed  our  top  sails — soon  after  took  in  our  topsails  and  reefed  our 
courses,  and  we  carried  them  as  long  as  the  ship  would  bear  tlicm.  The  night 
was  very  dark,  and  we  lost  sigiit  of  the  fleet.  We  were  obliged  to  carry  some 
sail  in  order  to  weather  the  Pin  Marks,  a  long  range  of  sunken  rocks  about  a 
league  from  the  land,  and  which  we  judged  to  be  to  leeward  of  us.  At  mid- 
night we  were  obliged  to  hand  our  courses,  as  it  blew  so  violent  that  we  could 
not  suffer  a  single  yard  of  canvass.  The  ship  at  the  same  time  lay  in  a  very 
dangerous  situation,  nearly  upon  her  beam  ends,  and  in  the  trough  of  the  sea, 
and  leaked  so  bad  that  with  both  chain  pumps  constantly  going  we  could  not 
keep  her  free.  Some  French  soldiers  which  we  had  on  board,  and  who  were 
stationed  at  the  cranks  of  the  pumps,  let  go  of  them,  crossed  themselves,  and 
went  to  pra\ers.  They  were  driven  from  this  by  the  officers  to  the  cranks 
again;  and  it  became  necessary  to  lift  hangers  over  their  heads,  and  threaten 
them  with  instant  death  if  they  quit  their  duty,  or  if  they  did  not  work  with  all 
their  strength ;  without  this  they  would  again  leave  off  and  go  to  prayers. 
Soon  after,  one  of  our  chain  pumps  got  choked  in  such  a  manner  that  it  would 
deliver  no  water.  Jones  in  all  this  time  shewed  a  great  presence  of  mind,  and 
kept,  with  his  own  hands,  sounding  with  the  deep  sea  lead  ;  and  finding  that 
we  were  shoaling  water  \ery  fast,  and  that  we  should  in  a  sliort  time  be  upon 
the  Pin  Marks,  without  something  was  soon  done  to  prevent  it.  In  this  ex- 
tremity a  consultation  of  captain  Jones  and  his  principal  officers  was  had  upon 
the  quarter-deck,  and  the  result  was,  that  orders  were  given  for  cutting  away 
our  fore-mast  and  letting  go  the  sheet  anchor ;  and  the  latter  was  executed 
without  loss  of  time.  We  sounded  now  in  thirty-five  fathoms  of  water.  The 
sheet  cable  was  now  paid  out  to  the  better  end  ;  but  she  did  not  look  to  her 
anchor;  another  cable  was  spliced  to  the  first,  and  paid  out  to  tjie  better  end; 
she  did  not  yet  bring  up ;  the  third  cable  was  also  spliced  to  the  end  of  the 
second  ;  when  after  paying  out  about  seven  eighths  of  tlu's  last,  and  the  fore- 
mast cut  awa\-  at  tlie  same  time,  and  when  it  had  fell  over  board  to  the  leeward, 
the  ship  brought  to  and  rid  head  to  the  wind,  and  the  sea  now  run  mountains 
high.^  By  the  time  of  which  I  am  now  speaking  we  had  not  less  than  three 
hundred  fathoms  of  cable  paid  out—  in  a  few  minutes  after  the  ship  brought 
to  to  her  anchor.    The  ship  laboured  so  hard,  rolled  so  deep,  and  would  bring 

'  This  was  in  the  Bay  of  Biscay. 


up  so  sudden  that  it  sprung  our  main-mast  just  below  our  gun-deck,  and  as 
this  was  now  in  the  greatest  danger  of  being  ripped  up,  orders  were  given  to 
cut  away  the  main-mast  above  the  quarter-deck,  which  was  immediately  car- 
ried into  execution ;  and  when  this  fell  over  the  side  to  leeward  it  forced  oH 
the  head  of  the  mizzen-mast.  By  this  time,  we  had  freed  the  ship  of  water, 
but  when  her  masts  were  gone  her  motion  was  so  quick  and  violent  that  the 
most  expert  seamen  on  board  could  not  stand  upon  their  legs,  neither  upon  the 
quarter-deck  nor  fore-castle  without  holding  on  to  something.  The  chain 
pump  which  had  been  choked  was  cleared,  and  notwithstanding  the  gale  kept 
increasing,  yet  our  anchor  and  cables  held  on  so  well,  that  some  faint  hopes 
were  now  entertained  that  our  lives  would  be  spared :  however,  the  gale  did 
not  abate  much  until  the  morning  of  the  gth.  At  meridian  of  this  day  the  wind 
had  abated  so  much  that  we  began  to  get  up  and  rig  our  jury  masts.  At  4 
P.M.  we  had  them  erected  and  rigged,  and  what  spars  and  sails  we  could 
muster  upon  them;  and  there  being  at  this  time  but  a  moderate  breeze  at  about 
W.N.W,  a  fair  wind  for  L'Orient,  and  the  sea  tolerable  smooth,  we  hove  in 
our  cables  till  it  was  short  apeak,  and  then  exerted  ourselves  every  way  we 
could  think  of  in  order  to  purchase  our  anchor,  and  after  trying  a  long  time 
without  being  able  to  weigh  it,  orders  were  given  by  captain  Jones  to  save  all 
we  could  of  the  cable  and  then  cut  it  away,  which  was  done  and  we  made  sail 
for  L'Orient,  where  we  soon  after  arrived  and  came  to  anchor.  Many  of  our 
friends  now  came  on  board  to  see  us,  and  appeared  to  be  rejoiced  at  our  safe 
escape,  as  they  said,  they  expected  we  were  lost,  as  the  late  gale  was  very  violent 
and  did  a  great  deal  of  damage  even  in  the  harbour,  among  the  shipping  and 
along  side  of  the  keys. 


D36: 


APPENDIX  H 

Fanning's  Account  of  the  Taking  Possession  of  the 
Alliance  by  Landais. 

Great  alterations  were  now  made  by  the  carpenters  on  board  of  the  Alliance 
frigate  in  almost  every  part  of  the  ship,  which  put  the  United  States  to  a  vast 
and  unnecessary  expence.  However,  Jones  was  no  so  well  suited  with  the 
command  of  her  that  he  would  have  everything  done  and  altered  to  please  his 
fancy  on  board  of  her;  not  1  presume,  regarding  what  it  cost,  only  as  a  sec- 
ondary consideration.  The  Alliance  was  however  ready  for  sea  by  the  middle 
of  June,  1780,  and  only  waited  for  a  wind  to  proceed  to  America. 

About  this  time  we  heard  that  captain  L ,  who  had  commanded 

this  ship,  had  arrived  in  L'Oricnt,  but  it  seems  he  went  about  that  place  incog. 
He  soon,  notwithstanding  this,  came  publicly  forward  upon  the  stage  and  acted 
the  part  of  a  leading  character  as  follows:  One  day,  (I  think  it  was  the  23d  of 
June)  at  2  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  captain  Jones's  officers  (who  were  not 
then  on  shore)  were  below  at  dinner,  and  captain  Jones  had  gone  on  shore  to 

dine  with  the  commandant  of  that  place.     L 's  officers  at  this  time 

were  nearly  all  upon  the  quarter-deck  (being  no  doubt  in  the  plot)  of  which  the 
first  knowledge  we  (who  were  down  below)  had  of  it,  we  lieard  above  three 
loud  huzzas.     Such  a  sudden  manoeuver  surprised  us,  and  we  got  upon  the 

quarter-deck  as  soon  as  our  legs  could  carry  us.     Here  L was  walking 

fore  and  aft  with  a  paper  in  his  hand,  and  the  jards  were  manned.  He  im- 
mediately gave  orders  to  Mr.  Diggs,  formerly  first  lieutenant  to  him,  to  cause 
all  captain  Jones's  officers  to  come  upon  the  deck  as  he  had  something  to  say  to 
them.  They  were  all  mustered  accordingly,  and  as  soon  as  they  made  their 
appearance ;  he,  holding  his  commission  in  his  hand  at  the  same  time,  addressed 
them  in  nearly  the  following  words:  'Here,  you  see  gentlemen,  the  commission 
that  the  Congress  did  give  me  (as  he  did  not  speak  very  good  English)  for  this 
frigate,  and  you  see  I  now  command  her ;  and  that  there  is  no  man  in  France 
who  has  a  right  to  take  this  commission  from  me :  therefore,  gentlemen,  all 
you  who  do  not  acknowledge  me  to  be  captain  of  this  ship  jou  must  directly  to 
the  shore  go,  taking  with  you  your  baggage  and  every  thing  which  belongs  to 
you.'  Accordingly,  there  was  no  other  alternative  left  us  but  to  obey  these 
orders;  so  that  all  the  officers  who  had  served  on  board  of  the  Good  !\Ian  Rich- 
ard under  capt.  Jones  were  forced  to  leave  the  Alliance,  excepting  one  or  two 

who  chose  to  remain  on  board.     However,  L forbid  any  of  the  crew 

quitting  her.  The  Alliance  in  about  three  quarters  of  an  hour  after  this,  with 
the  assistance  of  part  of  the  crews  of  several  men  of  war  then  hing  in  the 
harbour,  unmoored  her,  made  sail,  passed  the  citadel  without  molestation,  and 
came  to  anchor  under  the  Isle  of  Groix,  without  gun  shot  of  any  of  the  French 
fortifications.    Jones  being  on  shore  when  this  singular  manoeuver  took  place, 

1:1373 


and  not  hearing  any  thing  of  it  till  the  Alliance  was  safe  at  anchor,  as  I  just 
observed.  Never,  I  am  confident,  was  a  man  so  dreadfully  enraged.  His 
passion  knew  no  bounds ;  and  in  the  first  paroxism  of  his  rage  he  acted  more 
like  a  mad  man  than  a  conqueror.  However,  as  he  now  saw  that  he  was  out- 
generaled by  L his  sworn  enemy,  he  at  length  became  more  calm.     The 

French  commandant,  at  whose  table  he  was  sitting  when  he  heard  this  news, 
offered  him  all  the  assistance  in  his  power,  and  he  appeared  to  entertain  some 
hopes  of  getting  the  Alliance  again  into  his  possession.  For  this  purpose  he 
obtained  leave  of  the  commandant  and  French  general,  to  possess  himself  of  a 
row  galley  then  lying  at  the  key,  and  which  mounted  2  eighteen  pounders  for- 
ward and  one  abaft,  rowed  with  sixteen  oars,  and  was  rigged  with  latine  sails. 
He  was  also  furnished  for  this  expedition  with  three  hundred  (if  1  am  not 
mistaken)  French  troops,  who  were  partly  embarked  on  board  of  the  row 
galley,  and  the  rest  on  board  of  boats.  Jones  flattered  himself  that  this  force 
was  able  to  take  the  Alliance ;  and  besides,  he  did  not  much  expect  that  captain 

L ,  nor  his  officers  and  crew,  would  make  any  resistance.     He  required 

all  his  old  officers  who  had  served  under  him,  to  join  and  lend  their  assistance 
in  this  Don  Quixote  undertaking;  but  they  all  declined  having  any  thing  to  do 
with  or  acting  in  this  affair,  excepting  one  of  his  lieutenants,  who,  had  the 
honour  of  commanding  this  expedition.  He  (Jones)  very  prudently  declined 
embarking,  which  in  my  opinion  he  ought  to  have  done.  In  that  case  I  have 
no  doubt  but  all  his  officers  would  have  resigned  their  lives  with  him.  Every 
thing  being  in  readiness,  the  little  squadron  moved  out  of  the  harbour  wearing 
American  and  French  colours,  and  proceeded  on  towards  the  Isle  of  Groix, 
where  the  Alliance  was  at  anchor.  The  captain  of  which, ^  sent  a  flag  with  a 
message  to  the  commander  of  the  expedition  the  purport  of  which  was,  that  'If 
they  came  within  the  reach  of  his  cannon  he  would  sink  them.'-  The  little  fleet 
then  lay  upon  their  oars  a  few  minutes,  after  which  they  turned  tail  and  returned 
back  into  port  no  wiser  than  when  they  set  out  upon  this  wonderful  expedition. 
Jones,  upon  seeing  them  return  without  taking  the  Alliance  was  so  enraged  that 
he  could  hardly  contain  himself  for  some  time.  He  swore  bitterly —  he 
stamped —  he  cursed,  and  grew  almost  frantic  with  rage.  Three  French  ships 
of  the  line  were  lying  in  the  harbour  at  this  time,  and  Jones  with  the  help  of 
the  commandant,  endeavored  to  prevail  with  the  French  admiral  to  send  out 
one  or  two  of  those  ships,  (which  had  their  sails  bent  and  were  ready  for  sail- 
ing,) in  order  to  force  the  Alliance  to  return  back  to  port.  But  the  admiral 
refused,  and  told  captain  Jones  that  he  should  not  interfere  in  the  quarrel 

between  him  and  captain  L .     Besides,  he  assured  captain  Jones  that  it 

was  more  than  his  commission  was  worth,  taking  his  head  into  the  bargain,  for 
him  to  order  the  departure  of  either  of  the  ships  under  his  command ;  more 
especially  on  such  a  piece  of  service  as  that  was,  which  captain  Jones  wished 
her  to  be  sent  upon.    The  fact  was,  this  same  French  admiral  was  at  this  very 

time  as  deep  in  the  mud  as  L was  in  the  mire;  and  so  was  the  commander 

of  the  citadel,  commonly  called  Fort  Lewis,  or  Louis.    L had  been  to  this 

last  place  sundry  times,  as  well  as  on  board  of  the  French  admiral,  where  the 
plot  or  conspiracy  was  first  agitated,  of  taking  the  Alliance  out  of  Jones's 
hands,  and  where  it  was  brought  to  maturity,  and  succeeded  as  I  have  related. 

1  L —  had  been  apprized  of  their  coming  to  take  them,  and  was  prepared  to  give 
them  a  warm  reception,  all  hands  being  at  quarters. 
-  They  were  about  a  mile  from  the  Alliance. 


